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Issued by NWS
139 FZPN02 KWBC 171125 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1145 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). 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 JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 51N149W 1005 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE...AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N138W 1005 MB. WITHIN 840 NM S QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N142W 1011 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N162E 1000 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 420 NM NE...AND 720 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N173E 996 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE...780 NM SE...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N178W 986 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 35N174E TO 55N169E TO 55N170W TO 46N157W TO 41N157W TO 35N177W TO 35N174E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 57N140W 1005 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N145W 1008 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N135W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 130W AND 145W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...EXECPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE WITH LOW 52N141W. .FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .LOW 51N140W 1004 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 53N138W DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM W OF A LINE FROM 39N175E TO 52N164E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 50N BETWEEN 166E AND 173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 41N178E TO 54N174E TO 46N163W TO 40N170W TO 41N178E. .FORECASTER BYRD. 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 0600 UTC TUE JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 11.9N 93.6W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC JUN 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N92.5W TO 12.5N92.5W TO 12.5N93W TO 12.5N93.5W TO 11.5N92.5W TO 12N92.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N90W TO 14N93W TO 13N94W TO 11N94W TO 10N91W TO 11N90W TO 13N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 13.2N 95.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 14N96W TO 12N96W TO 11N94W TO 12N92W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 14.0N 96.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 15.3N 97.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N98W TO 15N99W TO 14N98W TO 14N97W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 16N98W TO 13N99W TO 13N93W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N122.5W TO 29.5N122W TO 29N121.5W TO 29N120.5W TO 29.5N119.5W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N125W TO 28N124W TO 27N122W TO 28N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0945 UTC TUE JUN 17... .TROPICAL STORM ERICK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE NE QUADRANT...WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE N QUADRANT AND FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SE QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 12N89W. IT RESUMES SW OF TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 10N98W AND CONTINUES TO 13N110W AND TO 08N125W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ W OF 130W. .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUN 17 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 18 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 19 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 16N BETWEEN 154W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED 20 KT OR LESS. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 06N160W 06N173W 07N177E 06N170E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 156W AND 168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ ELSEWHERE. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 20N BETWEEN 174E AND 169E...AND S OF 05N W OF 168E. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.