High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
863 FZPN01 KWBC 220958 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SAT AUG 22 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LALA NEAR 30.3N 172.0W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 22 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 225 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 36N W OF 165W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 32.3N 173.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...210 NM SE...270 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.6N 175.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.6N 175.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NE...SE...240 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 165W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 63N166W 1001 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND WITH SECOND NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 58N149W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 55N140W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 53N132W TO 50N136W AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 58N169E 1000 MB. IN THE BERING SEA N OF 52N W OF 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 60N174E 994 MB. IN THE BERING SEA W OF A LINE FROM 52N177W TO 60N169W TO 64N172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF THE AREA NEAR 64N179W 990 MB. FROM 59N TO 66N W OF ALASKA WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 175W AND 163W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 39N TO 45N E OF 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 32N123W TO 39N126W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 38N128W TO 45N129W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .LOW 46N150W 1015 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N147W 1015 MB. WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N143W 1016 MB AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 51N163W TO 54N160W...WITHIN 60 NM NW OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 57N158W TO 53N171W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 56N W OF 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 59N W OF 176W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 56N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W...IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 58N W OF 175W...AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 55N174W TO 59N165W. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 14N102W TO 16N107W TO 15N111W TO 13N111W TO 12N103W TO 14N102W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N116W. WITHIN 20N108W TO 19N115W TO 13N115W TO 10N119W TO 07N115W TO 13N107W TO 20N108W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N118W. WITHIN 18N110W TO 23N115W TO 18N122W TO 11N118W TO 13N112W TO 18N110W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .WITHIN 08N113W TO 08N116W TO 05N121W TO 01N118W TO 01N115W TO 04N112W TO 08N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 02N107W TO 02N110W TO 01S110W TO 03S109W TO 02S108W TO 00N106W TO 02N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N89W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0950 UTC SAT AUG 22... .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 94W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W. .INVEST EP92 TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 80W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 11N100W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 09N E OF 90W... AND FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W. .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$