High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
347 FZPN02 KWBC 010525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC MON DEC 01 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 DEC 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 03. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 32N172W 992 MB MOVING NE 45 KT. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH COMPLEX LOW 48N177W BELOW. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N161W 970 MB.WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N160W 970 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ALSO WITHIN 420 NM NE...600 NM SE...260 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 55N BETWEEN 145W AND 165W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW 53N170W BELOW. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 44N172W 982 MB MOVING NE 20 KT THEN TURNING NW AFTER 12 HOURS. FROM 32N TO 45N W OF 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 42N159W AND 36N170E. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE...S OF 45N W OF 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 50N169W 973 MB AND SECOND CENTER 45N173W 980 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 660 NM NW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N178W. ALSO N OF 30N BETWEEN 165W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 170E AND 164E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 51N171W 968 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8.6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 53N170W 968 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 780 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9.5 M...HIGHEST CONDITIONS NW OF MEAN CENTER. ALSO WITHIN THE BERING SEA BETWEEN 157W AND 172E...WITHIN 540 NM SE SEMICIRCLE...AND S OF 52N BETWEEN 170W AND 172E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 900 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND S OF 40N BETWEEN 160W AND 167E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST ALONG 180W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 59N149W 990 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. N AND E OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 59N146W TO 58N140W TO 51N132W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 50N BETWEEN 130W AND 152W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 48N177W 982 MB MOVING SE 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 53N166W 981 MB MOVING NW 15 KT THEN DISSIPATING. WITHIN 540 NM NW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...WITHIN 600 NM SE AND 420 NM S QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 50N180W TO 60N165W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 44N W OF 150W...EXCEPT N OF 53N BETWEEN 150W AND 165W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 50N169W ABOVE. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N176E TO 60N167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF ALASKA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 42N W OF 163E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 46N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 56N150W TO 58N143W TO 53N137W TO 46N139W TO 38N148W...AND WITHIN 480 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N180W TO 53N173W TO 59N163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 61N BETWEEN 161W AND 175E...AND FROM 36N TO 48N BETWEEN 143W AND 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 62N BETWEEN 165W AND 180W...AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 56N140W TO 40N150W. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS 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 MON DEC 1. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 2. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 3. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 23N106W TO 24N107W TO 23N108W TO 22N108W TO 22N107W TO 22N106W TO 23N106W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .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. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N139W TO 30N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N132W TO 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 15N140W TO 16N138W TO 26N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 09N140W TO 10N133W TO 19N125W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC MON DEC 1... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 07N90W TO 05N96W. THE ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 05N96W TO 07N106W TO 10N112W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N130W AND BEYOND 07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 09N E OF 95W. .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC DEC 01 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 02 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 03 2025. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COLD FRONT 30N171W 27N173W 26N174W 25N175W 22N180E 19N168E 17N161E 17N160E. FRONT MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 30 TO 50 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 166W AND 178W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 165W AND 173E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 23N. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N161W 24N168W 18N180E 16N170E THENCE TROUGH 16N160E. NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF A LINE 30N167W 25N176W 30N170E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 175E AND 165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N158W 26N161W 19N168W 16N174W. NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 169W AND 178E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 174W AND 160E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 24N140W 24N143W 26N145W MOVING S SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECAME TROUGH 21N140W 21N142W 21N145W 24N148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 30N158W 28N160W 27N163W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF A LINE 30N143W 20N150W 07N170W 30N164E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST AREA EXCEPT S OF A LINE 26N140W 00N168W...AND S OF 11S W OF 171E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF A LINE 30N156W 24N167W 23N171E 30N166E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST AREA EXCEPT S OF LINE 10N140W 00N156W...AND S OF 06S W OF 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST 4 TO 6 M N OF A LINE 30N164W 24N174W 21N178E 30N171E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N151W 12N174W 07N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M E OF LINE 30N146W 10N150W...AND FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 06N161W 09N171W 07N170E 07N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF OF ITCZ W OF 177E...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 140W AND 163W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.