High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
315 FZPN01 KWBC 061614 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC SAT DEC 06 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC DEC 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 08. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N168E 983 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM S AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ALSO FROM 32N TO 51N W OF 180W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 168E AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 46N178E BELOW. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N148W 979 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. FROM 42N TO 60N E OF 170W...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BY LOW 49N162W BELOW...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N138W AND 48N127W. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N148W 970 MB. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 660 NM S QUADRANT...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA E OF 167W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 54N150W 974 MB AND SECOND CENTER 57N141W 975 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER...WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF A FRONT FROM FIRST CENTER TO 59N146W TO SECOND CENTER TO 53N133W TO 48N132W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA BETWEEN 162W AND 175W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N147W. ELSEWHERE N OF 43N BETWEEN 130W AND 162W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA BETWEEN 160W AND 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 56N148W 982 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST CONDITIONS NEAR 58N139W. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 41N178W 1004 MB MOVING N 15 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT AND 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 47N176W 978 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 47N176W 978 MB AND SECOND CENTER 46N178E 989 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S OF SECOND CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 54N BETWEEN 157W AND 164E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N171W 978 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE...720 NM SW...AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 53N180W TO 58N172W TO 60N168W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST CONDITIONS S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 32N BETWEEN 157W AND 170E...EXCEPT FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 158W AND 165W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 49N157W 981 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 52N145W 980 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 37N TO 53N BETWEEN 126W AND 157W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 49N162W 997 MB MOVING NE 40 KT THEN TURNING N AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM SE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 57N141W ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW SW OF AREA NEAR 27N157E 1009 MB. WITHIN 720 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA NEAR 27N160E 1010 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS S OF AREA. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 57N158W TO 60N170W TO 62N170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 54N154W TO 61N177W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF 57N E OF 171W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 53N157W TO 55N170W TO 61N178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF 58N E OF 171W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF 56N E OF 178W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 56N E OF 150W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 57N149W TO 47N160W...AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 52N165E TO 40N175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 49N BETWEEN 135W AND 160W...FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 175W AND 170E...N OF 48N BETWEEN 174E AND 168E...AND FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN 150W AND 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 50N BETWEEN 131W AND 156W...FROM 44N TO 51N E OF 132W...AND WITHIN 240 NM N AND W OF A LINE FROM 43N174W TO 47N171W TO 49N160W TO 49N146W. .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 SAT DEC 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 08. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 19N TO 28N AND W OF A LINE FROM 28N136W TO 22N132W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 09N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT DEC 6... .TROUGH FROM 18N104W TO 12N107W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N95W TO 12N107W TO 08N122W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N122W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 113W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 113W AND 121W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING FROM 06N TO 08N W OF 135W. .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$