Example of Proposed High Seas Individual Warning with Storm Force Winds

WHPN02 KWBC 280015

HSWPAC

METAREA XII WARNING

ISSUED: 0015 UTC 2018 AUG 28

CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOE+AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE

PART A VALID: 24 HOURS STARTING 0000 UTC 2018 AUG 28

LOW 45N165E 988 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.

24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N178E 992 MB

1.STORM FORCE WARNING PA0200490827/18(005)

AREA: 44.0N 166.0E, 44.0N 165.0E, 45.0N 165.0E, 45.0N 166.0E

WINDS 48 TO 50 KT.

2.GALE FORCE WARNING PA0301060827/18(005)

AREA: 42.0N 171.0E, 41.0N 167.0E, 44.5N 160.0E, 47.0N 163.5E, 46.5N 170.0E

WINDS 34 TO 47 KT.

3.HIGH SEAS PA0700230826/18(005)

AREA: 45.0N 176.0E, 38.0N 169.0E, 43.0N 159.0E, 47.5N 163.5E

SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT 6 TO 9 M

4.VERY ROUGH SEAS PA0800920824/18(005)

AREA: 42.5N 172.0E, 40.8N 168.0E, 43.0N 162.0E, 45.0N 162.0E, 44.0N 170.0E

SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT 4 to 6 M

PART B VALID: 24 HOURS STARTING 0000 UTC 2018 AUG 29

24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N178E 992 MB

48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N178W 987 MB.

1.GALE FORCE WARNING PA0301060827/18(006)

AREA: 57.0N 172.0W, 59.0N 173.0E, 62.0N 180.0, 61.5N 171.0W

WINDS 34 TO 40 KT.

2.VERY ROUGH SEAS PA0800920824/18(006)

AREA: 61.0N 174.0W, 57.0N 176.0E, 58.0N 171.0E, 62.0N 180.0

SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT 4 to 6 M