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518 FZPN01 KWBC 111025 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SAT OCT 11 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC OCT 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 13. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 42N178E 978 MB MOVING NE 40 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 540 NM S AND SE...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 48N BETWEEN 168W AND 169E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N172W 954 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 75 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M. ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...840 NM S AND SE... 480 NM SW...AND 300 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. N OF 63N W OF ALASKA...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N162W TO 58N170W TO 62N174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 54N167E 966 MB NEARLY STATIONARY WILL MOVE SE AFTER 24 HOURS. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO WITHIN 540 NM E AND SE SEMICIRCLES...WITHIN 1080 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS... AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NW OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 58N162W TO 62N175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 57N BETWEEN 152W AND 168W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 64N163W TO 58N160W TO 51N176W TO 45N173E TO 35N164E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54166E 973 MB. WITHIN 900 NM E AND SE...AND 960 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 56N180W TO 43N176W TO 35N178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 53N174E 987 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SE...AND 720 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N W OF 168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N126W 1009 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM S AND SW...AND 900 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH A NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 49N125W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE...480 NM SW...AND 780 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N125W 1006 MB. FROM 39N TO 53N BETWEEN 125W AND 139W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 30N TO 36N E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 35N E OF 122W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 42N E OF 131W N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 39N135W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 49N163W 1006 MB AND A SECOND CENTER 58N150W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...AND 420 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE...AND 120 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N158W 1000 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE...420 NM E...AND 480 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM E AND NE...840 NM S AND SE... AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N161E 1007 MB. FROM 35N TO 41N W OF 165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 42N W OF 167E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 35N154W 1016 MB MOVING SE 10 KT WILL TURN AND MOVE W AFTER 24 HOURS. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N152W 1017 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM NE...AND BETWEEN 150 NM AND 540 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N156W 1017 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 58N BETWEEN 156W AND 169W...FROM 41N TO 47N BETWEEN 172W AND 176E...AND FROM 62N TO 64N W OF 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 52N BETWEEN 161W AND 170W...FROM 56N TO 59N BETWEEN 151W AND 160W...FROM 56N TO 62N BETWEEN 168W AND 178W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 56N178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 60N BETWEEN 151W AND 159W...N OF 60N E OF 150W...AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA. .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 0600 UTC SAT OCT 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 13. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 20.9N 109.2W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 11 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N106W TO 22N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N109W TO 19N107W TO 19N105W TO 22N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 20N107W TO 23N108W TO 21N111W TO 20N111W TO 17N107W TO 19N104W TO 20N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RAYMOND NEAR 25.4N 110.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 27N110W TO 27N111W TO 24N111W TO 23N112W TO 22N111W TO 22N109W TO 27N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 29N119W TO 30N118W TO 30N121W TO 29N121W TO 28N120W TO 28N119W TO 29N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N125W TO 28N123W TO 27N118W TO 30N117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N126W TO 27N125W TO 26N120W TO 26N118W TO 30N117W 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...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .WITHIN 26N115W TO 27N115W TO 26N118W TO 25N118W TO 23N117W TO 24N115W TO 26N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0600 UTC SAT OCT 11... .TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N90W TO 15N100W TO 10N131W. ITCZ FROM 10N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 14N E OF 103W. $$ .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.