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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC TUE NOV 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 13.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 51N158E 968 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FRONT
FROM 54N168E TO 50N175E TO 48N176E TO 40N173E TO 38N172E. WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 44N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M.
ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 58N177E TO 50N176W TO 39N174W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 54N165E 977 MB. FROM
47N TO 54N W OF 176E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ALSO
FROM 55N TO 60N W OF 168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N163E 985 MB. FROM 45N TO 53N BETWEEN
170E AND 160E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N132W 1000 MB.
FROM 33N TO 45N BETWEEN 136W AND 148W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N130W 984 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 49N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W...AND 240 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 39N169E 1000 MB
AND SECOND LOW NEAR 38N179E 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
OF FIRST LOW AND FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 170W AND 179W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 49N177W 988 MB AND
SECOND LOW 49N169W 986 MB. FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 163W AND
178W...AND FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 152W AND 179W WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N141W 984 MB MOVING W 10 KT THEN SLOWING AND DRIFTING E
AFTER 24 HOURS. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST SEAS SE OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N148W 1008 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW S OF AREA 27N140W 1010 MB DRIFTING SW. FROM 30N TO 35N
BETWEEN 141W AND 148W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. CONDTIONS DESCRIBED WITH
COMPLEX 44N132W ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 54N
BETWEEN 175W AND 173E...AND FROM 52N TO 56N BETWEEN 177E AND
168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 159W AND
178W...AND FROM 56N TO 60N W OF 164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 55N BETWEEN 144W AND
170W AND FROM 47N TO 56N BETWEEN 174W AND 178E.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63W W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 TUE NOV 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 13.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W
TO 12N100W TO 11N103W TO 09N100W TO 11N95W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N92W TO
16N95W TO 14N100W TO 10N104W TO 08N99W TO 09N95W TO 15N92W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW STORM FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO
16N96W TO 14N97W TO 12N99W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W
TO 10N110W TO 05N105W TO 03N96W TO 06N94W TO 16N94W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO 12N95W TO
13N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N111W TO
13N120W TO 09N120W TO 04N114W TO 02N101W TO 06N99W TO 13N111W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 13N111W TO 13N120W TO 09N120W TO 04N114W TO 02N101W TO
06N99W TO 13N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NW AND
SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO 08N88W TO 09N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N92W TO 08N92W TO 07N90W TO
09N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 16N118W TO 17N119W TO 17N121W TO 15N121W TO 14N120W TO
15N118W TO 16N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 13N133W
TO 22N126W TO 30N124W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N119W TO 19N120W TO 18N132W TO
24N140W TO 03N140W TO 04N131W TO 15N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N120W TO 08N125W TO 04N138W TO
00N138W TO 00N130W TO 04N122W TO 07N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 05N108W TO 06N120W TO 00N135W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S104W TO 05N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N108W TO 09N114W TO 07N123W TO
02N119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO 06N108W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT PASSING 30N140W. WITHIN 30N138W TO
30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. WITHIN
30N125W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 30N125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE NOV 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO
10N120W TO 07N135W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 03N TO 06N EAST OF 80W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W
AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG  FROM 07N TO 13N
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.