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HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC THU SEP 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 SEP 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 47N166E 991 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
AND WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 48N170E TO
46N176E TO 41N178E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 39N TO 51N BETWEEN 177W AND 160E AND FROM 35N TO 39N
BETWEEN 174E AND 160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N169E 984 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF
A FRONT FROM 49N169E TO 50N176E TO 42N180W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N174E 982 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM
SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO WITHIN 360
NM S AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS...WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT
FROM 52N174E TO 52N180W TO 50N173W...AND 240 NM E OF A FRONT
FROM 51N176W TO 43N179W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM SE AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N178W 981 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM S
AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M.
ALSO WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE...540 NM E AND 480 NM N
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N
TO 62N BETWEEN 162W AND 171E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST S AND SW OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 42N166E 998 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED INTO
LOW 50N174E DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 59N164W 999 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 50N TO 62N BETWEEN
151W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
54N161W. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 155W AND 170W WINDS
LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. N OF 45N BETWEEN 149W
AND 160W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 38N144W 1008 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N137W 1010 MB. FROM 35N TO 46N BETWEEN
133W AND 146W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N134W 1011 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.LOW 40N163W 1015 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW AND W
QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 34N178W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.FROM 40N TO 43N E OF 126W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 39N155E 988 MB. FROM 35N TO 42N
BETWEEN 165E AND 160E AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 50N
BETWEEN 151W AND 159W...AND FROM 41N TO 48N BETWEEN 178E AND
165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 52N BETWEEN 173W AND
173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 173W AND
180W.

.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 THU SEP 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP  5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP  6.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.8N 132.3W 944 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND 70 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. WITHIN 15N131W TO 16N133W TO
14N134W
TO 12N132W TO 12N131W TO 13N130W TO 15N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N129W TO 18N132W
TO 17N136W TO 13N135W TO 11N131W TO 12N128W TO 16N129W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 135.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N134W TO 17N135W TO 16N136W TO
13N135W TO 12N134W TO 13N133W TO 15N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N131W TO 19N137W TO
18N139W TO 13N138W TO 11N133W TO 11N131W TO 17N131W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.6N 138.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N138W TO 17N140W TO 15N140W TO
13N139W TO 13N137W TO 14N137W TO 18N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N134W
TO 20N140W TO 14N140W TO 12N137W TO 13N135W TO 18N134W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 23.4N 113.2W 981 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO
25N113W TO 25N114W TO 24N114W TO 23N113W TO 23N112W TO
24N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N112W TO 25N115W
TO 22N116W TO 20N115W TO 20N112W TO 21N109W TO
26N112W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
S TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 25.0N 114.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75
NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N113W TO 27N113W TO 27N115W TO 26N115W TO
25N114W TO 25N113W TO 26N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 26N112W TO 27N114W TO 27N116W TO 26N118W TO 23N116W TO
23N113W TO 26N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENA INLAND NEAR 27.0N
113.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
OVER FORECAST WATERS NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN FROM 26.5N
TO 27N E OF 113.5W. SEAS TO 2.5 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 14N109W TO 12N115W TO 09N119W TO 08N110W TO 05N103W TO
05N95W TO 14N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N109W TO 14N112W TO 11N117W TO
09N114W TO 10N109W TO 13N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 05N82W TO 05N85W TO 07N93W TO 06N93W TO
05N85W TO 04N84W TO 05N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 IN S TO
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 03S90.5W TO 02.5S93W TO 03S102.5W TO 03.4S103W TO
03.5S95W TO 03.4S90W TO 03S90.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.21 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27N111W TO 27.5N111W
TO 27.5N111.5W TO 27N111.5W TO 26.5N111.5W TO 26.5N111W TO
27N111W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27.5N111W TO
28N111.5W TO 28N112W TO 27.5N112W TO 27N111.5W TO 27N111W TO
27.5N111W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 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 0200 UTC THU SEP 4...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N
BETWEEN 130.5W AND 133.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 131W AND 134W.

...HURRICANE LORENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 23N TO
24N BETWEEN 112.5W AND 113.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 105W AND 114.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 10.5N88W TO 09.5N93W TO 17N109W TO
16.5N10W THEN RESUMES FROM 12.5N134W TO BEYOND 11N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 10N E OF
91W...FROM 07N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W..AND FROM 07N TO
16N BETWEEN 103W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.