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Issued by NWS
447 FZPN01 KWBC 171631 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N139W 1002 MB NEARLY STATIONARY...SECOND CENTER 50N147W 1006 MB MOVING NE 15 KT...AND THIRD CENTER 56N144W 1007 MB MOVING SW 20 KT THEN TURNING S AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 360 NM S AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...480 NM S...540 NM SW...AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF THIRD CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N139W 1005 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 540 NM SW...AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 56N BETWEEN 132W AND 151W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N137W 1010 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 52N BETWEEN 127W AND 145W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N164E 1001 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 780 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N176E 995 MB. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 720 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 52N BETWEEN 165W AND 163E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N177W 984 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 420 NM NE QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 47N160W TO 39N177W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 57N BETWEEN 154W AND 169E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 41N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 37N TO 52N SW OF A LINE FROM 37N174W TO 52N166E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 57N BETWEEN 168W AND 167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 154W AND 178W...WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 41N174W TO 37N180W...AND N OF 49N BETWEEN 174W AND 174E. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 1200 UTC TUE JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 12.3N 94.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC JUN 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N92W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 12N95W TO 11N94W TO 11N92W TO 14N92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 13.6N 96.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W TO 12N94W TO 13N93W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 16.0N 98.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 17N101W TO 15N101W TO 14N99W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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 30N119W TO 30N122.5W TO 29.5N122W TO 29N121.5W TO 29N120.5W TO 29.5N119.5W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 29N122W TO 29N120W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N124W TO 28N123W TO 27N121W TO 29N120W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE JUN 17... .T.S. ERICK...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 11N89W. IT RESUMES SW OF T.S. ERICK NEAR 09N98W TO 09N122W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM THAT POINT TO 09N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO ERICK...SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND E OF 103W...AND ALONG THE ITCZ AND W OF 128W. .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$