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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI OCT 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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 OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 34N162E 978 MB MOVING NE 40 KT THEN TURNING N AFTER 18
HOURS. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS
5 TO 10 M. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM NE...SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 39N
W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M. OTHERWISE
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 53N167E BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N179W 978 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND
SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M.
ALSO WITHIN 420 NM E...540 NM S...360 NM SW AND 240 NM W
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 55N167E BELOW.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N174W 948 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 75 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N171W 946 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 M. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180
NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
53N BETWEEN ALASKA AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
OTHERWISE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N168E BELOW.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 53N167E 965 MB MOVING N 05 KT. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM 57N175E
TO 55N178W TO 52N171W TO 46N170W. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 420 NM SW
QUADRANTS...AND FROM 56N TO 61N W OF 173W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 M...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND SW OF CENTER. ALSO
WITHIN 660 NM E AND S SEMICIRCLES...AND WITHIN 420 NM N AND E OF
THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
40N TO 57N BETWEEN 161W AND 170W...AND N AND W OF A LINE FROM
30N162E TO 40N180W TO 52N170W TO 58N170W TO 61N176W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST NW OF AREA 55N167E 970 MB. FROM 36N TO
50N W OF 170E...AND WITHIN 480 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF CENTER.
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE IN HURRICANE FORCE WIND
WARNING...N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N178E TO 45N164W TO 65N166W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N168E 980 MB. FROM 42N TO 51N W OF 180W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ALSO FROM 34N TO 54N W OF
180W...AND BETWEEN 300 AND 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE...NW OF A LINE FROM 30N173W TO
54N150W TO 66N166W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 43N131W 1006 MB MOVING SE 15 KT THEN DISSIPATING. WITHIN 420
NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 50N TO 55N E OF 138W AREA OF NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 48N125W 1010 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW
AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 57N BETWEEN 126W AND 139W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N124W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 660
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 36N TO 54N E OF 139W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 58N154W 1002 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 480 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO
40N168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N168E ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 60N141W 1014 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND W
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH
LOW 48N125W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.LOW 36N160W 1012 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N157W 1018 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 540 NM
N AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N153W 1022 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE AND 480
NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 58N159W 1012 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE
OF A FRONT FROM 58N155W TO 50N167W TO 46N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH
LOW 58N154W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 36N E OF 124W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 36N E OF 129W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N165W 1010 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NE AND
360 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 57N
BETWEEN 166W AND 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N W OF ALASKA...AND WITHIN 420
NM SE OF A LINE FROM 57N158W TO 48N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N W OF ALASKA...N OF 56N
BETWEEN 145W AND 159W...AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM
57N158W TO 40N170W.

.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 FRI OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 18.3N 104.9W 998 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
10 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 50 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N103W TO 18N105W TO 19N104W TO 19N106W TO 17N106W TO
17N104W TO 18N103W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO
19N105W TO 15N111W TO 13N106W TO 13N102W TO 16N99W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 21.4N 109.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60
NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N108W TO
22N109W TO 22N110W TO 21N109W TO 21N108W TO 22N108W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N107W TO
23N111W TO 20N112W TO 19N110W TO 18N107W TO 19N106W TO 23N107W...
INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAYMOND NEAR 25.6N
110.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 27N110W
TO 27N111W TO 27N112W TO 24N111W TO 24N109W TO 25N109W TO
27N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

..TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA NEAR 25.9N 115.2W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC
OCT 10 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...75
NM NW QUADRANT AND 45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N114W TO 27N117W TO 26N119W TO 23N117W TO 23N116W TO
25N114W TO 26N114W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N112W TO
29N118W TO 28N120W TO 24N120W TO 20N117W TO 20N112W TO
25N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PRISCILLA NEAR 26.5N
115.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN
27N114W TO 27N115W TO 27N116W TO 25N116W TO 24N115W TO 25N114W TO
27N114W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. WITHIN 26N113W TO 27N119W TO 25N120W TO 22N119W
TO 21N115W TO 23N113W TO 26N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N121W TO 29N120W TO
29N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N125W TO 27N125W TO
26N122W TO 26N119W TO 28N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC FRI OCT 10...

.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN
105W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 106W
AND 112W.

.TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 25N TO 28N
BETWEEN 113W AND 116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 13N90W TO 15N98W TO
17N100W. IT RESUMES SW OF RAYMOND AT 15N111W TO 12N120W TO
11N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W AND FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN
86W AND 96W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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