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568 FZPN01 KWBC 172134 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 47N166E 1000 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 51N BETWEEN 175W AND 163E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N176E 995 MB. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 720 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N177E 992 MB. BETWEEN 420 NM AND 780 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 480 NM NE...840 NM SE...AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 53N BETWEEN 163W AND 164E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N178W 984 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANT...WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 47N158W TO 36N178W...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW...900 NM E...780 NM SE...720 NM SW...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 41N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N139W 1002 MB NEARLY STATIONARY AND SECOND CENTER 55N145W 1007 MB MOVING SW 15 KT THEN TURNING SE AFTER 12 HOURS. FROM 51N TO 54N E OF 140W...BETWEEN 300 NM AND 780 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST SW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 59N BETWEEN 133W AND 159W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 52N140W 1006 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 55N BETWEEN 130W AND 152W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N135W 1012 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 37N TO 52N SW OF A LINE FROM 37N174W TO 52N166E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 57N BETWEEN 168W AND 167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 154W AND 178W...WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 41N174W TO 37N180W...AND N OF 49N BETWEEN 174W AND 174E. .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 JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 12.9N 94.4W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC JUN 17 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE...0 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N95W TO 12N93W TO 12N92W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 14.2N 96.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N98W TO 14N99W TO 12N95W TO 13N95W TO 12N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK INLAND NEAR 16.9N 99.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N99W TO 17N100W TO 17N101W TO 16N101W TO 15N99W TO 15N97W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N122.5W TO 29.5N122W TO 29N121.5W TO 29N120.5W TO 29.5N119.5W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 29N123W TO 28N122W TO 28N120W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N126W TO 29N124W TO 29N122W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC TUE JUN 17... .T.S. ERICK...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 07N BETWEEN 88W AND 99W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...THEN RESUMES SW OF T.S. ERICK NEAR A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 09N100W TO 13N111W TO 10N123W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM THAT POINT TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH AND E OF 104W...AND ALONG ITCZ AND W OF 126W. .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$