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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SUN SEP 20 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 54N149W 976 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E...300 NM SE
AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N147W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NE...600 NM SE...480 NM S...720 NM SW AND BETWEEN 180 AND 780 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 60N149W 988 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND
360 NM SE...120 NM AND 360 NM S...300 NM AND 780 NM SW AND 300 NM
AND 600 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6
M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE...900 NM S
AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 1020 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND WITH NEW LOW 55N149W 1001 MB.
WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW OF A LINE FROM 52N138W TO 57N155W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 720 NM SE...90 NM AND 420 NM SW AND
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M IN MIXED SWEL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 2.5 M IN THE BERING SEA N
OF 54N E OF 168W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 32N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W AREA OF
NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 43N E OF 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 90 NM S AND W
OF THE ALASKA COAST FROM 133W TO 153W....WITHIN 60 NM E OF A LINE
FROM 60N168W TO 65N168W AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM S AND W OF THE ALASKAN
COAST FROM 136W TO 152W AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM S AND W OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKAN COASTS FROM 130W TO 148W AND IN THE BERING
SEA N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 52N TO 54N W OF 178W. .

.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 SUN SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 11.4N 124.5W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
20 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN
13N120W TO 16N124W TO 15N126W TO 11N127W TO 08N125W TO 11N121W TO
13N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 13.3N 127.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M. WITHIN
16N124W TO 18N129W TO 14N131W TO 12N129W TO 08N128W TO 12N123W TO
16N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 14.4N 128.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.0N 128.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 90 NM N AND S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. WITHIN
17N125W TO 20N128W TO 19N133W TO 16N133W TO 10N130W TO 12N125W TO
17N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N102W TO 15N104W TO 15N106W TO 13N106W TO 09N106W TO
09N104W TO 14N102W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N105W. WITHIN 16N104W TO 16N105W TO 15N106W TO 15N105W TO
15N104W TO 16N104W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
WITHIN 17N105W TO 16N105W TO 17N107W TO 13N107W TO 12N105W TO
14N102W TO 17N105W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N102W TO 16N103W TO 15N104W TO 14N103W
TO 14N102W TO 15N102W NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5
M. WITHIN 15N102W TO 15.5N102.5W TO 15N102.5W TO 15N103W TO
14.5N103W TO 14.5N102.5W TO 15N102W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5.0 TO 6.5 M. WITHIN 17N101W TO 17N104W TO 15N106W TO
11N104W TO 11N103W TO 14N101W TO 17N101W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N103W. LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 20N129W TO 23N132W TO 23N136W TO 21N139W TO 18N138W TO
17N129W TO 20N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N132W TO 25N140W TO 16N140W TO
16N133W TO 18N130W TO 21N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N133W TO 22N136W TO 23N140W TO
15N140W TO 16N134W TO 19N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0950 UTC SUN SEP 20...

.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG EXTENDS
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WITH SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 17N BETWEEN 117W AND 139W.

..INVEST EP99...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N
BETWEEN 102W AND 107W WITH SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 96W AND 115W.

..TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 84W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 01N TO 13N E OF 96W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 13N106W TO 11N124W TO
14N140W.


.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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