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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SUN AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.0N 173.7W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND
300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 38N W OF
169W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.1N 174.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...210
SE...300 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 39N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 34.3N 176.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE... 160 NM
SE...SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
32N TO 38N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 61N178E 995 MB. IN THE
BERING SEA FROM 56N TO 63N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 63N180W 990 MB. IN THE
BERING SEA N OF 59N W OF ALASKA WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M.  ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 163W AND
176W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF THE AREA. IN THE BERING N OF 52N
BETWEEN 157W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 57N148W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE...SW AND
360 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N141W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF
A LINE FROM 55N133W TO 50N134W AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR
57N151W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 46N147W 1012 MB MOVING SE
15 KT. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N141W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
131W AND 153W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N138W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
131W AND 149W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 45N E OF 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE BERING SEA N
OF 52N W OF 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N
BETWEEN 167W AND 175E AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 52N W OF 171W AND IN THE
BERING SEA FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 161W AND 172W.

.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 AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 14N113W 1005 MB. WITHIN 19N107W TO 19N110W TO
17N113W TO 13N114W TO 11N112W TO 15N107W TO 19N107W S WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 15N111W TO 16N111W TO 14N112W
TO 13N112W TO 14N111W TO 15N111W S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. WITHIN 11N114W TO 12N116W TO 10N118W TO 09N118W TO
08N117W TO 09N115W TO 11N114W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N116W 1004 MB. WITHIN 18N113W TO 19N115W TO 19N116W TO 17N115W
TO 16N116W TO 16N114W TO 18N113W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO
7.0 M. WITHIN 21N111W TO 19N120W TO 14N117W TO 10N118W TO
13N112W TO 16N109W TO 21N111W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
20N119W 1003 MB. WITHIN 21N117W TO 22N117W TO 22N119W TO 21N120W
TO 19N118W TO 20N117W TO 21N117W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO
7.0 M. WITHIN 24N113W TO 25N119W TO 21N124W TO 18N123W TO 14N116W
TO 17N113W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W
TO 10N88W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N88W TO 12N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W
TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 13N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 30N114W TO 29N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 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 0940 UTC SUN AUG 23...

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 99W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W.

.INVEST EP92...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 20N
BETWEEN 106W AND 120W.

.INVEST EP91...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N
BETWEEN 120W AND 131W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N100W TO 14N115W TO
06N131W. THE ITCZ BEGINS NEAR 06N131W AND CONTINUES BEYOND
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS
OBSERVED FROM 00N TO 14N E OF 93W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF
128W.

.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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