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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC WED SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 47N166E 995 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A
FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 47N170E TO 45N175E TO 31N176E WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 180W
AND 160E AND FROM 38N TO 34N BETWEEN 180W AND 172E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N167E 986 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N172E 983 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM W
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO WITHIN
240 NM S AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS...180 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT
FROM 50N170E TO 52N175E TO 50N179W...AND 240 NM E OF A FRONT
FROM 50N179W TO 40N172E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM S...480 NM W...540 NM N...AND 720 NM E
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N180W 980 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW
SEMICIRCLES AND 180 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT FROM 56N178E TO
57N176W TO 55N170W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHEST S AND SW OF THE LOW CENTER S OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS NEAR 50N177E. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 60N BETWEEN 164W AND
170E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST S AND SW OF
THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 56N164W 997 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS...BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM E QUADRANT...AND 360 NM S
AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST S
OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. N OF A LINE FROM
57N150W TO 54N156W TO 58N164W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 42N161E 1000 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 41N BETWEEN
160E AND 1780E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED INTO LOW 48N172E WITH CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 37N146W 1010 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N139W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E AND W
QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM THE LOW TO 40N136W TO
34N138W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N136W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.LOW 34N176W 1014 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A
FRONT FROM 42N161W TO 37N166W TO THE LOW TO 33N180W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.FROM 40N TO 42N E OF 126W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF A LINE FROM
58N150W TO 56N158W TO 57N166W...FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 155W AND
159W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 47N164E TO
43N176E...AND FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 170E AND 160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 52N BETWEEN 176W AND
170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 169W AND
180W.

.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 1800 UTC WED SEP 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 131.6W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 03
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N130W TO
16N131W TO 15N133W TO 14N133W TO 12N132W TO 12N130W TO 15N130W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
17N129W TO 18N133W TO 16N136W TO 13N134W TO 11N130W TO 12N128W TO
17N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.0N 134.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N133W TO 16N135W TO 14N136W TO
13N135W TO 12N133W TO 14N132W TO 17N133W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N131W TO 19N134W TO 17N138W
TO 13N137W TO 11N133W TO 11N131W TO 17N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.5N 137.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N137W TO 18N136W TO 18N140W TO
15N140W TO 13N138W TO 13N137W TO 16N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N133W TO 20N138W TO
20N140W TO 13N140W TO 12N136W TO 13N134W TO 18N133W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 22.8N 112.4W 985 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 03
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO
25N113W TO 23N114W TO 22N113W TO 22N112W TO 23N111W TO 24N111W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
24N109W TO 25N113W TO 23N115W TO 20N112W TO 20N108W TO 24N109W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 24.8N 113.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N113W TO 27N114W TO 26N115W TO 25N115W TO 24N113W TO
25N112W TO 26N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N115W TO 27N114W TO 26N117W TO 24N118W TO
22N116W TO 23N112W TO 25N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 26.0N 113.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 27.2N 113.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 26N112W TO
27N115W TO 26N115W TO 26N114W TO 25N113W TO 26N112W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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 14N111W TO 10N116W TO 05N110W TO 04N94W TO 07N96W TO
14N111W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N99W TO 15N109W TO 11N118W TO 04N103W
TO
01N83W TO 04N81W TO 10N99W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N109W TO 14N118W TO 10N117W TO
08N115W TO
08N108W TO 14N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW
SWELL.

.WITHIN 02.5S90.5W TO 02.5S109.5W TO 03.4S113W TO 03.4S90.5W TO
02.5S90.5W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS
THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO
26N110W TO
28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS
THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2050 UTC WED SEP 3...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12.5N TO
15.5N BETWEEN 130.5W AND 133.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 129W AND 135W.

...HURRICANE LORENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 22N TO
24N BETWEEN 111W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N100W TO 14N126W. IT RESUMES
FROM
12N133W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N
TO
10N BETWEEN 82W AND 91W...FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND
100W...AND
FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.