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HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WITH
METAREA XII:  HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/
(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 DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N167W 965 MB MOVING SW 10 KT
THEN TURNING SE AFTER 12 HOURS AND SECOND CENTER 49N170W 968 MB
MOVING NE 10 KT.  BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF
FIRST CENTER...AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF
SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...N OF 30N BETWEEN 154W AND
168E...AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO
55N144W TO 45N146W TO 34N155W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5
M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW NEAR 53N169W 974 MB. WITHIN 540 NM
NW QUADRANT AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 1200 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40
TO 55 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 10.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N174W AND 43N178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N166W 985 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER NEAR 43N167W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BETWEEN
168W AND 176E...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA 165W AND 177E WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST NW OF FIRST CENTER.
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 144W AND 170E...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 39N153W BELOW...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN
MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M WITHIN THE BERING SEA E OF
166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N164W 1002 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER NEAR 50N146W 1008 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND
600 NM NW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN
136W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST SEAS NW
OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 52N BETWEEN 146W AND 180W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 35N172W.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR
42N153E 980 MB. N OF 45N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR
46N155E 968 MB. WITHIN 540 NM E AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW NW OF AREA WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR
56N154E 950 MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 54N160E 956 MB. A FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM FIRST CENTER TO 53N166E TO 47N172E TO 42N171E TO
30N163E. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER AND WITHIN
300 NM NE OF THE FRONT N OF 48N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10.5
M...HIGHEST NEAR 53N167E. ELSEWHERE S OF 59N W OF 180W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 52N159E 1004 MB. N OF
45N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 54N160E
ABOVE.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF 163W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
163W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 33N122W 1016 MB DRIFTING E. S OF 51N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N120W 1016 MB. WITHIN 840 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. S OF 43N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W
AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 39N153W 1009 MB. WITHIN
300 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 50N146W
IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 720 NM NW OF
A LINE FROM 44N173W TO 58N155W...FROM 38N TO 55N BETWEEN 142W AND
152W...AND N OF 47N W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 62N BETWEEN 162W AND
179W...WITHIN 600 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 56N140W TO 44N154W...AND N
OF 42N W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN THE BERING SEA E OF
170W...FROM 40N TO 54N BETWEEN 126W AND 162W...AND N OF 47N W OF
172E.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 TUE DEC 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC  4.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N136W TO 17N127W TO
30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N121W TO 16N130W TO 19N139W TO
14N131W TO 12N133W TO 10N128W TO 21N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE DEC 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 07N104W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
07N104W TO 10N115W AND FROM 09N126W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 98W AND FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 130W.

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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