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584 FZPN01 KWBC 070433 CCA HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC TUE OCT 07 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC OCT 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 09. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 55N174E 977 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND INTENSIFYING. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 49N174E TO WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 53N174E TO 50N170W TO LOW CENTER TO 40N168E TO 36N160E. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 46N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 660 NM E QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 44N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5,5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N178W 963 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 65N168W TO 57N170W TO 48N173W TO 37N178E TO 32N170E. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 E AND SE OF FRONT N OF 44N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N170W. ALSO N OF 58N W OF 57W...WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 40N AND FROM 43N TO 51N W OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA 69N171W 979 MB. FRONT FROM 59N158W TO 48N165W. N OF 56N BETWEEN 165W AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 65N168W. ELSWWHERE N OF 52N W OF 147W AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 163E AND 160E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 50N157E 970 MB. FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN 167E AND 160E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ALSO FROM 35N TO 52N W OF 169E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 53N167E TO 48N174E TO 421N179W TO 33N180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N148W 1000 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS AND FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 140W AND 147W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 57N145W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 53N130W TO 46N150W TO 48N167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N137W 1015 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N141W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N127W 1010 MB. FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 127W AND 146W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N132W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N167E 986 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ,24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 65N178W ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 41N173E 1009 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 37N TO 45N BETWEEN 176W AND 173E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 45N BETWEEN 172W AND 173E AND WITHIN 660 NM S QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 65N178W AND ASSOCIATED FRONT IN WARNINGS SECTION. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...CORRECTED. .FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N129W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 50N128W TO 44N132W TO 41N143W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TBETWEEN 123W AND 139W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .S OF A LINE FROM 46N145W TO 39N174W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 143W AND 166W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR NEW LOW 31N158W 1013 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE AND 600 NM N QUADRANTS AREA OF E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 37N174W 1015 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 48N BETWEEN 179E AND 170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 7. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 8. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 9. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 19.1N 108.5W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 07 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N105W TO 21N107W TO 21N112W TO 17N113W TO 15N111W TO 15N106W TO 19N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 12.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N98W TO 24N108W TO 24N113W TO 16N116W TO 10N111W TO 09N102W TO 16N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 20.7N 110.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N108W TO 23N110W TO 23N115W TO 20N116W TO 16N113W TO 16N110W TO 21N108W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 12.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N109W TO 27N117W TO 19N118W TO 09N108W TO 12N101W TO 15N100W TO 26N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 22.8N 113.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N112W TO 25N118W TO 21N119W TO 20N118W TO 20N113W TO 22N111W TO 25N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 11.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N108W TO 29N119W TO 18N120W TO 17N114W TO 11N110W TO 13N102W TO 25N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.8N 120.4W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 07 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N120W TO 18N121W TO 18N123W TO 16N123W TO 15N122W TO 14N120W TO 16N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N117W TO 19N120W TO 18N125W TO 15N125W TO 11N123W TO 13N117W TO 15N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.1N 118.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N118W TO 17N119W TO 17N120W TO 15N121W TO 13N118W TO 14N116W TO 16N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N114W TO 18N116W TO 19N119W TO 16N122W TO 11N119W TO 11N114W TO 15N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.9N 114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N113W TO 16N115W TO 17N116W TO 16N117W TO 14N117W TO 14N114W TO 16N113W W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N110W TO 17N112W TO 17N119W TO 10N118W TO 11N110W TO 15N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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. .WITHIN 01S102W TO 03N108W TO 02N115W TO 00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S92W TO 01S102W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N94W TO 05N100W TO 00N110W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S89W TO 05N94W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N94W TO 05N101W TO 01N107W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S108W TO 03N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N124W TO 11N128W TO 10N128W TO 08N128W TO 08N126W TO 09N124W TO 10N124W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC TUE OCT 7... .HURCN PRISCILLA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 101W AND 113W. .T.S. OCTAVE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 122W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 13N93W...THEN RESUMES W OF T.S. OCTAVE NEAR 13N124W TO 11N135W. ITCZ FROM THAT POINT TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 08N AND E OF 97W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.