North Pacific Ocean Current Forecast

North Pacific Ocean Currents

5 Day Forecast of Current, Sea Surface Height and Sea Surface Temperature (FOAM model)

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The Kuroshio Current (also known as the Japan Current) is a northward flowing branch of the North Equatorial Current in the Pacific Ocean. The Tsushima Current separates from the main current and flows into the Sea of Japan. Dense fogs develop along the boundary between the Kuroshio and the cold Oyashio current, and colder air moving over the warm Kuroshio Current becomes more temperate and acts to moderate the climate of Taiwan and Japan. The Kuroshio Extension turns eastward from Japan into the North Pacific Ocean

The Alaska Current is a northward warm-water current along the coast of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle. The current results from the northward diversion of a portion of the North Pacific Current when that current meets the west coast of the North American continent. It forms a part of the counterclockwise gyre in the Gulf of Alaska. In contrast to typical sub-Arctic Pacific water, Alaska Current water is characterized by temperatures above 39°F (4°C) and current speeds of up to 3kts.

Hawaii, Oahu and Honolulu