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080 FZPN01 KWBC 151558 CCD HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC SAT NOV 15 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WITH METAREA XII: HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/ (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 1200 UTC NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 41N180W 980 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 44N W OF 167W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N176W 979 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N166W 964 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM REMAINDER S QUADRANT WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 57N BETWEEN 153W AND 172W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT S OF 40N SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N166W 959 MB. N OF A LINE FROM 34N175W TO 51N149W...AND WITHIN 360 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 59N150W TO 51N146W TO 35N160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT E OF THE FRONT SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 51N179E 986 MB MOVING NW 15 KT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING AND SECOND CENTER 53N171E 973 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 61N W OF 167W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...EXCEPT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 56N173E 959 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 33N160E TO 39N172W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N176E 970 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 165E AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 40N175E. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 56N147W 983 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 60N BETWEEN 132W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N138W 997 MB. FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 136W AND 146W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 44N144W 1013 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 34N TO 44N BETWEEN 143W AND 161W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N136W 1002 MB. FROM 36N TO 48N BETWEEN 134W AND 150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N130W 995 MB. FROM 35N TO 51N BETWEEN 127W AND 142W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER INLAND 54N124W 1000 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER INLAND 40N123W 1003 MB. FROM 30N TO 51N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST W AND N OF A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 40N165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N158W TO 61N176W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 54N TO 60N BETWEEN 136W AND 155W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 55N174W TO 45N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 63N BETWEEN 163W AND 179W...AND N OF 48N W OF 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 58N BETWEEN 141W AND 152W...FROM 56N TO 62N BETWEEN 161W AND 176E...AND N OF 51N W OF 176E. .FORECASTER KELLS. 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 1200 UTC SAT NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N119W TO 29N119W TO 26N119W TO 25N118W TO 27N117W TO 30N117W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 15N128W TO 29N114W WINDS 20 KT IN NW SWELL. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N117W TO 30N131W TO 19N140W TO 10N133W TO 11N121W TO 19N110W TO 29N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N112W TO 14N125W TO 18N140W TO 11N138W TO 05N122W TO 07N113W TO 16N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 09N94W TO 08N98W TO 04N101W TO 04N95W TO 06N93W TO 09N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N97W TO 10N98W TO 09N100W TO 08N100W TO 07N99W TO 07N98W TO 09N97W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC SAT NOV 15... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N105W. ITCZ FROM 06N105W TO 09N125W AND BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.