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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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