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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC WED NOV 12 2025

CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC NOV 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH NEW MAIN LOW 38N131W 1002 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.
FROM 30N TO 48N BETWEEN 131W AND 148W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N128W 982 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 34N TO 47N E OF 138W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N125W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 43N180W 996 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND TURNING N AFTER 24
HOURS. FROM 30N TO 47N BETWEEN 165W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N167W 983 MB. FRONT FROM 40N168W TO
33N173W. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE...AND 780 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N166W 972 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 62N
BETWEEN 152W AND 176W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 52N164E 979 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND
420 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 40N TO 54N W OF 179E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N164E 997 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N
TO 38N W OF 174E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

..GALE WARNING...
.LOW 42N176E 997 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N176W 986 MB. FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN
168W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY LOW 56N166W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING.
.LOW NW OF AREA 56N165E 981 MB WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY.
FROM 43N TO 54N W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 55N166E 989 MB. FROM 45N TO 55N
BETWEEN 170E AND 162E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N166W 997 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 55N TO 62N BETWEEN
158W AND 170W  WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. ASSOCIATED CONDITONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N179E 989 MB MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED W OF AREA. N OF 61N W OF 170W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 56N166W..

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
ALASKA. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 62N174W TO 62N168W TO 59N168W
TO 59N163W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 51N131W 1002 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E AND
SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 57N TO 62N W
OF 158W AND FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 154W AND 179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 54N BETWEEN 144W AND
160W AND FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 174W AND 176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 58N BETWEEN 162W AND
173W...WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 54N176W TO 57N175E.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

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 WED NOV 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N98W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W
TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N91W TO
13N99W TO 11N110W TO 03N104W TO 03N94W TO 11N91W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N94W TO
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N95W TO
12N99W TO 12N115W TO 04N108W TO 00N102W TO 03N95W TO 13N95W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS LESS THAN 35 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO
14N97W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO
10N99W TO 08N98W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 10N92W TO 08N94W TO 07N92W TO 08N89W
TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 10N92W TO 08N94W TO
07N92W TO 08N89W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
07N89W TO 07N90W TO 05N93W TO 03N95W TO 03N92W TO 04N87W TO
07N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W
TO 28N140W TO 30N137W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N135W. WITHIN
30N125W TO 30N140W TO 22N140W TO 24N133W TO 30N125W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 21N126W. WITHIN
30N119W TO 30N140W TO 14N140W TO 22N127W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 02S105W TO 00N111W TO 00N119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S103W
TO 02S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 20N124W TO 17N134W TO 21N140W TO 02N140W TO 03N128W TO
11N119W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N125W TO 05N131W TO 05N135W TO
04N137W TO 00N136W TO 00N125W TO 04N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED NOV 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N90W TO 06N105W. ITCZ FROM
06N105W TO 09N115W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W TO 115W...AND FROM 11N TO 14N
BETWEEN 102W AND 106W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 12 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 13 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 14 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FOR
DETAILS SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU UNDER
AWIPS HEADER HFOCWFHFO AND WMO HEADER FZHW50 PHFO. SEE MORE WINDS
BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 30 KT OR LESS. SEE MORE WINDS
BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N172E 27N167E 25N160E MOVING E 20 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178W 27N172E 27N160E. WINDS EASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173W 28N178W 30N174E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 27N W OF 172E.

.COMPLEX FRONT 30N140W 29N143W 28N147W MOVING E 20 KT. SECOND
FRONT 28N140W 26N146W 25N152W MOVING ESE 25 KT. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DESCRIBED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND FRONT MERGED WITH FIRST FRONT. FRONT
22N140W 21N147W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DESCRIBED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.FRONT 30N162E 29N160E MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.FRONT 22N140W 21N142W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.TROUGH 13N148W 12N152W 09N155W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N178W 19N171W 14N155W 21N151W
26N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N145W 28N160W
27N167W 19N171W 14N167W 16N153W 22N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 17N BETWEEN 162W
AND 148W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M E OF LINE 30N178W 24N179E 20N174E 08N172E
07N158W 00N156W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 30N165E 26N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N148W 24N162W 20N152W
23N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE ELSEWHERE 30N177W 25N173W
09N176E 02N157W 12N142W 22N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 25N W OF
174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M E OF LINE 30N148W 26N161W
22N173W 15N177E 10N175E 04N160W 13N140W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 10N140W 09N145W 10N148W...AND 07N159W 06N173W 06N176E
07N167E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ AND WITHIN 120 NM
S OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22N TO 18N BETWEEN 171E AND 177E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 178W AND 176W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.