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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC MON OCT 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 1200 UTC OCT 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 08.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 45N162E 996 MB MOVING NE 45 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
FROM 37N TO 47N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 49N169E 991 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 52N173E TO 51N169W TO LOW
CENTER TO 43N165E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 60N178E 964 MB.
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 61N174W TO 51N176W TO 45N180W. WITHIN 240 NM
E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NE AND E OF FRONT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 M...HIGHST SE OF LOW. ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 64N171W
TO 58N158W TO 49N162W TO 36N178W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 65N178W 966 MB. FRONT FROM
66N162W TO 48N169W TO 33N177E. W OF THE FRONT AND WITHIN 240 NM
SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
52N165W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 59N155W 994 MB MOVING E 10 KT. N OF 50N BETWEEN 142W
AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A
LINE FROM 52N141W TO 41N154W TO 45N174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 1009 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 52N133W TO 45N138W TO 42N156W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 57N142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 43N TO 56N BETWEEN 124W
AND 146W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N135W.


...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA NEAR 58N171E 982 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 660 NM
S AND SE AND 480 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 480 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 60N178E IN
STORM WARNING ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 34N TO 44N BETWEEN 125W AND 137W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 128W AND 144W AREA OF N
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 42N BETWEEN 127W AND 142W AREA OF
NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.FROM 33N TO 41N BETWEEN 176W AND 170E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 43N BETWEEN 153W AND 168W AREA OF NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 142W AND 163W AREA OF E
TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 59N
BETWEEN 133W AND 142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM
51N179W TO 45N177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1200 UTC MON OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT  8.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 17.5N 107.4W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...150 NM NW QUADRANT AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N105W TO 19N111W TO 16N112W TO
13N109W TO 12N105W TO 15N104W TO 21N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N100W TO 23N109W TO 19N114W
TO 11N114W TO 09N102W TO 12N99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 19.3N 109.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 270 NM NE
AND 240 SW SEMCIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
21N105W TO 23N109W TO 22N113W TO 15N112W TO 14N110W TO 19N105W TO
21N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 17N101W TO 25N108W TO 25N115W TO 22N116W TO 11N111W TO
10N102W TO 17N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 21.2N 112.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NW AND 180 SE
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N109W TO 24N114W
TO 23N116W TO 20N116W TO 17N112W TO 20N108W TO 23N109W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N106W TO
26N109W TO 27N118W TO 21N120W TO 12N109W TO 14N104W TO 23N106W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 16.3N 121.6W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
06 MOVING E OR 085 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N121W TO 18N124W TO 17N124W TO 15N123W
TO 14N121W TO
15N120W TO 18N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N118W TO 19N121W TO 18N126W TO 16N128W TO 11N124W
TO
12N119W TO 15N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.7N 119.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WITHIN
18N115W TO 19N119W TO 17N123W TO 14N123W TO 12N121W TO 12N114W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.6N 116.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WITHIN
14N113W TO 17N117W TO 17N119W TO 14N121W TO 11N118W TO 12N112W TO
14N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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.

.WITHIN 01S116W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S103W TO 01S116W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON OCT 6...

.HURRICANE PRISCILLA...NUMEROUS STRONG TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO
270 NM TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. MODERATE ALSO WITHIN 120
NM TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 12N96W...THEN RESUMES SW
OF OCTAVE FROM 12N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N
TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.


.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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