High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
765 FZPN02 KWBC 142325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC SAT SEP 14 2024 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP 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 SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 61N168W 982 MB WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEXT 24 HOURS THEN MOVE NE 20 KT AND INLAND. FRONT FROM 59N162W TO 52N170W TO 44N180W. WITHIN 420 NM E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N166W 978 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 53N BETWEEN 150W AND 176W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 65N156W 996 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 62N165W TO 65N170W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA NEAR 57N172E 986 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPTED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 62N166W DESCRIBED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 60N145W 997 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 52N BETWEEN 135W AND 150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N160E 1000 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N179E 994 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 36N TO 40N BETWEEN 122W AND 126W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 42N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 45N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 53N142W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 60N BETWEEN 153W AND 171W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W... WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 51N149W TO 45N169W AND FROM 43N TO 48N W OF 172E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 174W AND 176E. .FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 1800 UTC SAT SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 25.5N 108.9W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 14 MOVING N OR 00 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N108W TO 25N110W TO 24N109W TO 24N108W TO 24N107W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ILEANA NEAR COAST NEAR 26.1N 109.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 26.6N 109.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 27.2N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N136W TO 16N139W TO 15N140W TO 12N140W TO 12N136W TO 13N134W TO 15N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N135W TO 16N140W TO 11N140W TO 12N135W TO 14N133W TO 16N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N132W TO 18N137W TO 17N140W TO 12N140W TO 14N138W TO 14N134W TO 16N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N135W TO 31N114W TO 17N135W TO 18N139W TO 12N140W TO 15N132W TO 17N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC SAT SEP 14... .TROPICAL STORM ILEANA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 24N TO 26N AND E OF 109W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 07N109W...AND RESUMES FROM 15N121W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 137W. $$ .FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N163W 26N165W MOVING W 15 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N169W TO 27N170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 30N174E 26N174E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH AND 120 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N170E 27N170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVES NW OUT OF AREA. .WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 175W AND 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 169W AND 156W...AND FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 157W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 175W AND 168W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 156W AND 144W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 164W AND 149W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 169W AND 159W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 148W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W 12N146W 11N152W. ITCZ 11N154W 09N170W 08N179W 09N175E 09N165E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM ELSEWHERE ALONG ITCZ AND TROUGH W OF 148W. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.