High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
595 FZPN01 KWBC 022206 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE DEC 02 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 DEC 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 04. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N167W 965 MB MOVING SW 10 KT THEN TURNING SE AFTER 12 HOURS AND SECOND CENTER 49N170W 968 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...N OF 30N BETWEEN 154W AND 168E...AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO 55N144W TO 45N146W TO 34N155W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW NEAR 53N169W 974 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NW QUADRANT AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 1200 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 10.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N174W AND 43N178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N166W 985 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER NEAR 43N167W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BETWEEN 168W AND 176E...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA 165W AND 177E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST NW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 144W AND 170E...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH LOW 39N153W BELOW...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN MIXED SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M WITHIN THE BERING SEA E OF 166W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N164W 1002 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER NEAR 50N146W 1008 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 NM NW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 136W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST SEAS NW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 52N BETWEEN 146W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 35N172W. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 42N153E 980 MB. N OF 45N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 46N155E 968 MB. WITHIN 540 NM E AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW NW OF AREA WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 56N154E 950 MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 54N160E 956 MB. A FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FIRST CENTER TO 53N166E TO 47N172E TO 42N171E TO 30N163E. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER AND WITHIN 300 NM NE OF THE FRONT N OF 48N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 53N167E. ELSEWHERE S OF 59N W OF 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 52N159E 1004 MB. N OF 45N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 54N160E ABOVE. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF 163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 163W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 33N122W 1016 MB DRIFTING E. S OF 51N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N120W 1016 MB. WITHIN 840 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. S OF 43N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 39N153W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 50N146W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 720 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N173W TO 58N155W...FROM 38N TO 55N BETWEEN 142W AND 152W...AND N OF 47N W OF 165E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 62N BETWEEN 162W AND 179W...WITHIN 600 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 56N140W TO 44N154W...AND N OF 42N W OF 167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN THE BERING SEA E OF 170W...FROM 40N TO 54N BETWEEN 126W AND 162W...AND N OF 47N W OF 172E. .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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 2. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 3. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 4. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N136W TO 17N127W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N121W TO 16N130W TO 19N139W TO 14N131W TO 12N133W TO 10N128W TO 21N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE DEC 2... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 07N104W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N104W TO 10N115W AND FROM 09N126W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 98W AND FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 130W. .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$