High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
240
FZPN01 KWBC 120407 CCA
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SUN OCT 12 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS
WITH
METAREA XII: HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/
(LOWERCASE).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 56N171W 976 MB MOVING NE 35 KT AND INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 240
NM NE...420 NM SE...AND 180 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM
NE...780 NM S AND SE...360 NM SW...AND 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO FROM 40N TO 61N BETWEEN
155W AND 178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N169W 959 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 75 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA NEAR 67N164W 970 MB. N OF 64N E
OF 164W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 62N E
OF 169W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ALSO N OF 58N E OF
171W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL NE OF THE AREA WITH ASSOCIATED
CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER JUST W OF THE AREA 54N165E 972 MB
MOVING SE 10 KT AND A SECONDARY CENTER 55N180W 984 MB MOVING NW
10 KT WILL TURN SW AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 900 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N
TO 54N W OF 176E...AND WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF
SECONDARY CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 53N173E 985 MB. WITHIN 720 NM SE
AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM E AND NE...840 NM SE...AND 720 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 55N177W 988
MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE...AND 600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WTIHIN 600 NM NE...660 NM E
AND SE...AND S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 47N TO 50N E OF 128W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 55N E OF 140W N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 48N125W 1007 MB. WITHIN
600 NM S AND SW...AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N125W 1003 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N124W 1001 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM
W AND NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM SW...600 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 32N TO 35N E OF 122W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 39N E OF 129W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N E OF 131W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 39N124W ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 43N179E 1006 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660
NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 51N168W 1001
MB...AND A SECOND NEW CENTER 53N162W 1000 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE
SEMICIRCLES OF SECOND NEW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM E AND NE...AND 600 NM SE
QUADRANTS OF SECOND NEW CENTER...AND WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
OF FIRST CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW MOVED INLAND OVER ALASKA. FROM
55N TO 61N BETWEEN 143W AND 155W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N147W 1014 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED
IN WARNINGS ABOVE...WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N149W 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND
NE...AND 120 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 58N BETWEEN 140W AND 154W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY INLAND LOW OVER
ALASKA DESCRIBED IN GALE WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 39N156E 1005 MB. FROM 35N TO 41N
W OF 162E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N
TO 42N W OF 164E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N175E 995 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
300 NM NE...480 NM SE...600 NM S AND SW...AND 660 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED WITH WARNINGS ABOVE...FROM 32N TO 50N W OF 177W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 35N151W 1017 MB MOVING W 10 KT.
WITHIN 360 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 34N155W 1017 MB.
WITHIN 540 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N158W 1015 MB.
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 49N153W 1015 MB. WITHIN 180 NM
NE...AND 420 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 65N W OF
ALASKA...AND FROM 46N TO 59N BETWEEN 151W AND 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 57N BETWEEN 152W AND
164W...AND N OF 57N BETWEEN 141W AND 146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 58N E OF 149W...FROM 43N TO 52N
BETWEEN 149W AND 158W...AND FROM 38N TO 46N BETWEEN 179W AND
171E.

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE RAYMOND NEAR 22.9N 110.0W 1005 MB AT 0300
UTC OCT 12 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 23N108W TO 25N110W TO 25N111W TO
23N110W TO 22N111W TO 21N110W TO 23N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N121W TO 29N121W TO 29N119W TO 30N119W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
30N118W TO 30N125W TO 26N119W TO 26N118W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N127W TO 27N124W TO
25N120W TO 26N118W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 28N121W TO
28N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN OCT 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 09N108W TO 09N119W TO 09N127W.
ITCZ FROM 09N127W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 101W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.