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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC SAT OCT 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 38N172E 984 MB MOVING NE 40 KT WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING
JUST AFTER 24 HOURS. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN
178E AND 165E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO FROM 30N
TO 42N BETWEEN 179W AND 161E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N174W 972 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND
SE QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM NE...720 NM SE...420 NM S AND SW...AND 150 NM
N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ALSO
FROM 37N TO 61N BETWEEN 142W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N173W 949 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND
SE...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 75 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST N OF AREA 66N165W 958 MB. N OF
63N E OF 167W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE
N OF 61N W OF ALASKA OVER THE BERING SEA WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ALSO N OF 52N AND ALSO N OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS...AND E OF 179W OVER THE BERING SEA...WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 53N167E 964 MB MOVING NW 10 KT WILL TURN AND MOVE SE
AFTER 24 HOURS. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM 60N178W TO 59N171W TO
48N168W. WITHIN 360 NM SE...AND 480 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF FRONT W OF
171W...WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 660 NM E AND SE SEMICIRCLES...AND WITHIN 300 NM N
AND E OF FRONT...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ALSO
WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE OF FRONT S OF 59N...AND W AND N OF
A LINE FROM 37N160E TO 56N168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST NW OF AREA 55N166E 973 MB.
FROM 39N TO 50N W OF 180W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE IN
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE...N AND W OF A LINE
FROM 35N177E TO 45N177W TO 58N177W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR
53N171E 984 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE...
WITHIN 780 NM E AND NE...900 NM SE...AND 660 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 45N127W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. BETWEEN 240 NM
AND 660 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 40N139W
TO 59N151W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N125W 1013 MB. BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 540 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 55N BETWEEN 124W AND
141W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW NEAR
48N125W 1008 MB. FROM 40N TO 53N E OF 140W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 35N E OF 122W AREA OF
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
30N TO 39N E OF 129W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 40N137W
AREA OF 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
47N165W 1008 MB AND A SECOND CENTER 58N152W 1008 MB.
WITHIN 420 NM NE...AND 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF
FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE
QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER
53N160W 1005 MB AND A SECOND CENTER 59N151W 1008 MB.
WITHIN 300 NM NE...AND 420 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF
FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE...AND 90 NM
W AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 61N BETWEN 141W AND 162W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 39N156E 1008
MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 33N158W 1014 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. BETWEEN
240 NM AND 600 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N157W 1018 MB. BETWEEN
300 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N156W 1017 MB. BETWEEN
180 NM AND 540 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 58N145W 1015 MB.
WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED WITH COMPLEX LOW IN THIRD GALE WARNING
ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM
44N TO 55N BETWEEN 164W AND 170W...FROM 38N TO 44N
BETWEEN 178E AND 170E...AND FROM 60N TO 62N W OF
171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 59N
BETWEEN 152W AND 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 57N
BETWEEN 152W AND 162W...AND N OF 63N 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 0000 UTC SAT OCT 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 20.2N 107.7W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC
OCT 11 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N106W TO 20N110W TO 19N109W TO 18N107W TO
19N106W TO 18N104W TO 22N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA...WITHIN 18N102W TO 19N106W TO 20N110W TO 18N109W TO 16N104W
TO 16N102W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND INLAND NEAR 23.9N
110.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30
NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 24N108W TO 25N110W TO 24N111W
TO 23N112W TO 20N111W TO 20N109W TO 24N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAYMOND NEAR 26.7N
110.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 27N109W
TO 27N110W TO 27N111W TO 26N110W TO 25N110W TO 25N109W TO
27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL RAYMOND NEAR 29.3N 111.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. 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.

.LOW PRES NEAR 26N115W 1005 MB. WITHIN 27N114W TO 29N117W TO
23N118W TO 23N115W TO 24N114W TO 27N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N120W TO 29N120W TO
29N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N124W TO 27N120W TO
28N119W TO 29N119W TO 30N117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N127W TO 26N122W TO
26N119W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT OCT 11...

.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N92W TO 15N104W TO 10N135W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 12N E OF 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 11 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 12 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 13 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N165E 26N160E MOVING E 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N
W OF 175E. SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N166E 27N162E 27N160E. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N170E 25N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 25N160E. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N178E 25N171E 27N161E 30N163E.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N173W 22N172E 19N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 29N165E 28N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M N OF LINE 30N167W 18N171E 17N160E.

.TROUGH 30N148W 26N160W 21N169W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH N OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N153W 24N158W 22N162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N155W 23N160W 20N164W.

.TROUGH 17N164W 10N172W 04N175E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 04N BETWEEN 175E AND 173W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N169W 13N169W 06N176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N174W 12N174W 06N173E.

.TROUGH 14N150W 10N154W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N158W 06N167W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM
15N TO 12N BETWEEN 158W AND 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N158W 06N162W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM
15N TO 11N BETWEEN 165W AND 160W.

.TROUGH 10N168E 05N161E MOVING NW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
S OF 09N W OF 168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N165E 07N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N160W 27N166W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 08N140W 09N147W...AND 10N157W 08N165W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ W OF 156W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.