High Seas Forecast
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Issued by NWS
548 FZPN01 KWBC 140404 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC FRI NOV 14 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 0000 UTC NOV 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 16. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 49N153E 987 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. N OF 36N W OF 168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF AREA 50N158E 982 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N163E 979 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 51N165E 978 MB. FROM 43N TO 51N W OF 177W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 57N W OF 175W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT SEAS TO 3.5 M WITHIN THE BERING SEAS W OF 180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 54N175E 972 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 300 NM AND 720 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 180 NM AND 1020 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 3.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH LOW 46N172W BELOW...N OF 34N W OF 164W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...STORM WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N160E 999 MB. S OF 36N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N166E 995 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N169E 990 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO S OF 40N BETWEEN 178W AND 165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 176E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 46N172W 978 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ALSO FROM 38N TO 50N BETWEEN 160W AND 177W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N175E ABOVE. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N173W 986 MB MOVING E 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 53N161W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM SECOND CENTER TO 50N157W TO 35N169W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS N OF 37N BETWEEN 146W AND 166E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N164W 989 MB AND SECOND CENTER 57N154W 982 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF BOTH CENTERS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ALSO FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 139W AND 173W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 56N144W 997 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MEAN CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 59N BETWEEN 134W AND 159W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 41N128W 990 MB MOVING S 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ALSO FROM 36N TO 45N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 46N BETWEEN 123W AND 145W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST SEAS W OF CENTER IN N TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N126W 1008 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 139W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF A LINE FROM 47N127W TO 55N136W AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 54N E OF 141W...FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 142W AND 165W...AND FROM 53N TO 62N BETWEEN 159W AND 176E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 59N BETWEEN 137W AND 165W...AND FROM 46N TO 57N W OF 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W...AND N AND W OF A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 43N174E TO 60N163W TO 63N172W. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N165W TO 63N173W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N BETWEEN W ALASKAN COAST AND 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N165W TO 63N173W. .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 0000 UTC FRI NOV 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 16. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 11N99W TO 09N98W TO 09N96W TO 11N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 17N138W. WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 21N135W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 16N129W. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 20N126W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 20N119W. WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 11N127W TO 21N114W TO 29N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 06N140W TO 00N140W TO 04N126W TO 00N125W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N89W TO 11N91W TO 11N95W TO 09N95W TO 08N93W TO 08N91W TO 10N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 04N126W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N125W TO 04N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SSEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N93W TO 08N97W TO 06N102W TO 04N102W TO 03N100W TO 04N94W TO 06N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI NOV 14... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 07N103W. ITCZ FROM 07N103W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 11N AND E OF 100W. .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$