High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
889 FZPN02 KWBC 222325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC WED JAN 22 2025 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 1800 UTC JAN 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 24. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 40N170E 988 MB MOVING NE 40 KT AND SECOND LOW W OF AREA NEAR 36N164E 993 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF SECOND LOW...AND WITHIN 180 NM NW...300 NM NE...540 NM E AND SE...AND 300 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 51N175W 983 MB. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND FROM 40N TO 56N BETWEEN 175W AND A LINE FROM 40N172W TO 53N160W TO 56N160W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST SE OF CENTER. ALSO FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 170W TO 163E...FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 168E AND A LINE FROM 40N170W TO 50N155W...AND FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W...AND FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 144W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 27 FT...HIGHEST S OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS N OF AREA. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 32N157W 996 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW...AND 480 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 142W AND 167W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N160W 994 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 47N BETWEEN 142W AND 167W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N158W 1002 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 142W AND 163W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 56N180W 981 MB MOVING N 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW...360 NM S...AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST S OF THE ALEUTIANS CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 62N BETWEEN 160E AND A LINE FROM 45N170W TO 52N160W TO 58N165W TO 62N175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST S OF THE ALEUTIANS. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N178W 981 MB. N OF 58N AND BETWEEN ALASKA AND 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 35N BETWEEN 123W AND 136W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 53N W OF 178W AREA OF W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW N OF AREA NEAR 61N178W 1002 MB. N OF 51N BETWEEN 164W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N171W 998 MB. FROM 40N TO THE ALEUTIANS BETWEEN 146W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST FROM 48N TO 55N BETWEEN 155W AND 164W. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 167W AND 178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 59N153W 1006 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 128W AND 162W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 40W AND 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS NE OF A LINE FROM 58N157W TO 63N1702W...AND FROM 50N TO 61N BETWEEN 168W AND 177E...AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 42N170E TO 47N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 62N W OF ALASKA...FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 160W AND 178W..AND N OF 58N BETWEEN 144W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 54N171W TO 59N162W...FROM 41N TO 55N BETWEEN 160W AND 173W...AND FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN 152W AND 163W. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 61N177W TO 60N167W...AND W AND N OF A LINE FROM 50N163E TO 52N170E TO 57N176E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND N OF A LINE FROM 50N170E TO 55N179W TO 61N172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 51N173E TO 56N174W TO 60N169W. .FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 1800 UTC WED JAN 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 24. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N103W TO 09N97W TO 12N94W TO 15N93W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N91W TO 16N95W TO 12N102W TO 08N99W TO 09N94W TO 13N91W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N91W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N107W TO 05N105W TO 03N96W TO 11N91W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N100W TO 11N97W TO 12N95W TO 16N94W...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N94W TO 16N94W TO 08N106W TO 05N106W TO 08N97W TO 11N94W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 32N114W TO 30N115W TO 27N112W TO 24N111W TO 25N109W TO 26N109W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 20N129W TO 25N140W TO 05N140W TO 04N126W TO 11N120W TO 20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N121W TO 19N140W TO 06N140W TO 05N120W TO 08N115W TO 14N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N134W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N122W TO 11N123W TO 21N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC WED JAN 22... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 05N89W TO 06N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W. .FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JAN 22 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 23 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 24 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N153W 18N162W 18N177W 27N175E MOVING E 10 KT E OF 163W AND NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING ELSEWHERE. NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 157W AND 162W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT...AND N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS E OF 163W WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N149W 25N150W 17N158W. NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 157W AND 162W. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 156W AND 167W. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 23N BETWEEN 144W AND 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N148W 25N148W 20N152W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 144W AND 163W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N165E 25N160E MOVING E 30 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 25N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178W 25N174E 23N160E. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170W 25N175E 25N160E. .TROUGH 30N140W 26N144W NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW. .TROUGH 19N144W 16N146W MOVING W SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 05N W OF 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 04N W OF 165W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 07N E OF 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 06N W OF 160W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 07N E OF 153W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 155W AND 167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N144W TO 20N165W TO 20N180E TO 29N167E TO 28N160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15N TO 05N BETWEEN 170W AND 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 150W AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 14N165W TO 15N175W TO 18N180E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N174W TO 25N160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 05N W OF 173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 157W AND 162W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 16N146W TO 21N165W TO 30N174W TO 22N171E TO 23N160E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 06N140W 07N160W 05N172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ W OF 160W. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.