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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SUN SEP 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N146W 977 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 480 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ALSO WITHIN 420 NM
E...660 NM S...AND 660 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N152W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N140W
DESCRIBED IN GALE WARNING BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N164W 1011 MB MOVING E 25 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SE...240 NM
SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N147W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N140W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 59N
BETWEEN 130W AND 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W AREA OF N
TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W AREA OF N
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M..

.FROM 38N TO 41N W OF 175W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 41N W OF 165W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 41N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W AREA OF E
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N172E 999 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 90 NM S AND W
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKAN COAST FROM 130W TO 151W AND FROM
55N TO 60N BETWEEN 150W AND 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM S AND W OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKAN COAST FROM 130W TO 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 54N W OF 180W.

.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 SUN SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 11.7N 126.6W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
20 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N122W TO 17N126W TO 15N129W TO 11N129W TO 09N127W TO
10N122W TO 15N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 14.0N 129.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150
NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N124W TO 19N128W TO
19N131W TO 16N131W TO 10N130W TO 12N124W TO 16N124W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N122W TO
19N127W TO 19N131W TO 13N132W TO 09N128W TO 12N123W TO 16N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 14.8N 129.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.0N 129.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM WW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N128W TO 19N134W TO 14N133W TO 10N129W TO
11N127W TO 14N125W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 20N126W TO 21N132W TO 22N140W TO 16N140W
TO 10N130W TO 13N124W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 14.9N 104.9W 1007 MB AT
2100 UTC SEP 20 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 14N103W TO 17N104W TO 16N106W TO
13N107W TO 11N105W TO 11N103W TO 14N103W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.2N 104.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.3N 103.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM
N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N103W TO
17N104W TO 15N106W TO 13N104W TO 13N103W TO 15N102W TO 16N103W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N101W TO 17N103W TO 16N106W TO 13N106W TO 12N104W TO 12N103W TO
15N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.2N 102.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.1N 102.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N100W TO 18N102W TO 15N105W TO 12N103W TO 12N101W TO
14N100W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 18N104W TO 16N106W TO 12N106W TO
09N101W TO 12N97W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
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 20N132W TO 22N134W TO 24N140W TO 17N140W TO 17N134W TO
20N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N135W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO
15N135W TO 18N134W TO 20N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ODALYS.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN SEP 20...

TROPICAL STORM ODALYS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08N TO
12N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 14N104W TO 09N120W. IT RESUMES
NEAR 12N130W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 02N TO 12N EAST OF 90W...FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND
100W...FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W...AND FROM 03N TO
17N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.


.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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