FZPN01 KWBC 151622
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC/TPC MIAMI FL 
OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB 1745 UTC SEP 15 2003
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 

PAN PAN
PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT 
TO 50N 160E. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 15. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 16. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 47N 179E 994 MB MOVING N NE 15. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 11 TO
17 FT WITHIN 240 NM N OF A FRONT FROM 50N 176W TO 50N 171W TO 49N
160W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN 180 NM S
QUADRANT AND FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 170E AND 160W...ALSO FROM 35N
TO 50N BETWEEN 158W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N 176W 999 MB WITH A FORECAST FRONT FROM
52N 179W TO 54N 169W TO 54N 161W TO 50N 152W TO 38N 166W. FORECAST
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE FORECAST
FRONT BETWEEN 179W AND 152W. ELSEWHERE FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITHIN 420 NM N OF THE FORECAST FRONT W OF 170W...
WITHIN 300 NM N OF THE FRONT BETWEEN 152W AND 170W...AND WITHIN
240 NM SE OF THE FRONT S OF 50N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MERGED WITH FORECAST LOW 52N 149W DESCRIBED
BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 39N 175E 1001 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9
FT WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N 167W 1002 MB. FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SEAS TO 11 FT WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FORECAST FRONT FROM CENTER TO
38N 172W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N 159W 999 MB. FORECAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N 149W 990 MB. FORECAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT FROM 44N TO 56N BETWEEN 157W AND 135W...ALSO
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 44N 150W TO 40N 158W.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N 163E 1000 MB. FORECAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 40N TO 46N W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N 174E 1003 MB. FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 56N 136W 1012 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WINDS TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10
FT OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. OVER FORECAST WATERS...
FORECAST AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT FROM 44N TO 50N
BETWEEN 134W AND 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT SEAS TO 11 FT FROM 37N TO 43N
BETWEEN 125W AND 129W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT
BETWEEN 123W AND 125W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT
FROM 32N TO 39N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 17 FT
OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 52N TO 60N W OF 170W.

.HIGH 39N 147W 1028 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N 147W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N 147W 1025 MB.

.HIGH 46N 136W 1024 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 49N 148W 1026 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

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SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 15
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 16
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 17

WARNINGS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LINDA AT 19.4N 112.8W 990 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 15 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 
TO 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 21.3N 115.4W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM
OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 21.9N 118.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER.  REQUEST 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE  WIND 
S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.  WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WIND NE 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 3N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 125W  WIND S 20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE  WIND S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.  WITHIN 
180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE  WIND NE TO N 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 3N AND 12N FROM 110W TO 120W  WIND S TO SW 20 
KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE  WIND S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.  WITHIN 
150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE  WIND NE TO N 20 TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 6N AND 13N FROM 108W TO 127W  WIND S TO SW 20 
KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 132W  WIND NE 20 KT  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N W OF 130W  WIND NE 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC MON SEP 15...
TROPICAL STORM LINDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.  SCATTERED/NUMEROUS 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS...5N77W  13N100W  13N117W 
10N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 360 NM OF 
COAST FROM 81W TO 105W.  SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS W OF 124W. 

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH