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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC DEC 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 08.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N170E 982 MB MOVING SE 20 KT.
WITHIN 120 NM S AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 51N W OF 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 48N175W
BELOW.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 58N147W 972 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. BETWEEN 300 NM AND 840 NM W
QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT
WHERE DESCRIBED BY LOW 49N157W BELOW...FROM 42N TO 60N E OF 170W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 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 55N148W 976 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER 59N143W 980 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 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
55N133W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA BETWEEN 162W AND 175W WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N144W. ELSEWHERE N
OF 43N BETWEEN 125W AND 160W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA BETWEEN
160W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 57N144W 982
MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST CONDITIONS NEAR 58N139W.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 43N177W 995 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 300
NM E QUADRANT AND 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M.
.12 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 48N175W 976 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER 49N163W 983 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND 660 NM
SW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 52N BETWEEN 165W AND 165E...AND WITHIN 600
NM SE AND 540 NM S QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND CENTER DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N137W BELOW.
REMAINING LOW 45N168W 981 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 840
NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
32N TO 52N BETWEEN 150W AND 170E...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF 53N180W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.30 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 52N146W 980
MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 54N137W 976
MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 56N BETWEEN 125W AND
150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N157W 999 MB MOVING SE 15 KT THEN DISSIPATING. WITHIN 420
NM E QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 165W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 59N143W
ABOVE.

...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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 33N W OF 178E AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS S OF AREA.

.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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 19N TO 26N AND W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0
M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 09N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT
OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 19N W OF 132W 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 2100 UTC SAT DEC 6...

.TROUGH FROM 22N107W TO 17N110W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W.

.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 125W...AND FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 135W.

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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