High Seas Forecast
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Issued by NWS
526 FZPN01 KWBC 142224 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC MON SEP 14 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N173W 982 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 46N TO 62N BETWEEN 157W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 46N W OF 164W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N168W 982 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 53N BETWEEN 157W AND 180W AND FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 145W AND 159W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 66N158W 999 MB. N OF 62N W OF ALASKA AND N OF 55N BETWEEN 136W AND 155W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N146W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 33N176W 1004 MB MOVING S 05 KT. FROM 34N TO 43N W OF 174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 43N W OF 168W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N176W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 30N178W TO 43N169W NE TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 45N W OF 165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED SW OF AREA. S OF 45N W OF 164W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 52N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .LOW 36N143W 1022 MB MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 142W AND 157W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 36N TO 40N BETWEEN 145W AND 153W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NW OF AREA. FROM 51N TO 57N W OF 178E S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 58N174E 1000 MB. FROM 49N TO 60N W OF 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 160W AND 177W AND FROM 43N TO 55N BETWEEN 168W AND 174W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 156W AND 163W AND FROM 63N TO 65N BETWEEN 169W AND 172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 42N165W TO 51N150W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 65N169W. .FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 MON SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.7N 139.2W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 14 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 26N134W TO 27N139W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N135W TO 21N132W TO 26N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT NEAR 20.0N 141.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORBERT W OF AREA NEAR 20.2N 143.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 25N134W TO 26N140W TO 19N140W TO 18N136W TO 21N133W TO 25N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORBERT NEAR 20.4N 146.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.9N 120.5W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 14 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.7N 121.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.6N 123.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT... 60 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 18N117W TO 21N121W TO 22N125W TO 18N129W TO 13N125W TO 14N118W TO 18N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.4N 127.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...10 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 23N122W TO 24N132W TO 20N136W TO 15N135W TO 13N129W TO 17N118W TO 23N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N124W TO 29N123W TO 28N122W TO 28N120W TO 29N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2150 UTC MON SEP 14... .T.S. NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 134W AND 139W. .T.D. FIFTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 114W AND 121W WITH SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 111W AND 127W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 101W...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N97W TO 06N122W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 93W...AND FROM 00N TO 07N BETWEEN 106W AND 136W. .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$