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738 FZPN01 KWBC 191614 CCA HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC WED NOV 19 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 21. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 51N170E 971 MB MOVING NE 20 KT AND SECOND CENTER 56N174E 963 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW SEMICIRCLES OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 45N167E. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND NE...240 NM SW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 720 NM SE...AND 960 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 53N171W 976 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 1200 NM S AND SE...1140 NM W AND SW...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 10 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N177W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY 60N152W DESCRIBED BELOW. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N171W 983 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 420 NM E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER TO 37N174E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N...WITHIN 660 NM SE...AND 1200 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 57N160W 950 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH COMBINED LOW 53N171W ABOVE...FROM 39N TO 61N BETWEEN 127W AND 164W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N134W AND 53N154W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 60N152W 980 MB. N OF 53N BETWEEN 162W AND 172W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M... HIGHEST NEAR 56N166W. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N BETWEEN 135W AND 175E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N160W. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 53N144W 978 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SE...480 NM SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 59N BETWEEN 128W AND 153W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMBINED LOW 57N160W ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 58N170W 972 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE...540 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 360 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N171W 968 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SE... 480 NM SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 60N152W DESCRIBED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 35N123W 1012 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N118W 1010 MB. FROM 30N TO 41N E OF 133W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 34N126W. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 33N158E 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N161E 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...AND 420 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 54N154E 984 MB. N OF 44N W OF 166E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 57N178E TO 59N172W TO 65N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF 167W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 132W AND 148W...FROM 54N TO 61N W OF 162W...FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN 164W AND 179E...AND FROM 52N TO 57N W OF 174E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 134W AND 166W...AND N OF 54N BETWEEN 168W AND 179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG E AND N OF A LINE FROM 50N129W TO 58N137W TO 60N145W TO 60N152W...AND N OF 54N BETWEEN 162W AND 173W. .FORECASTER MILLS. 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 WED NOV 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N131W TO 26N129W TO 23N121W TO 25N118W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N118W TO 26N122W TO 25N124W TO 23N124W TO 23N121W TO 24N118W TO 26N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 25N128W TO 30N118W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .WITHIN 14N135W TO 15N138W TO 16N140W TO 12N140W TO 12N137W TO 13N135W TO 14N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N120W TO 19N129W TO 24N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N135W TO 15N121W TO 18N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N128W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W TO 14N120W TO 17N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED NOV 19... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N120W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM THAT POINT TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED ALONG THE ITCZ AND W OF 130W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.