High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
597 FZPN02 KWBC 081725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC MON DEC 08 2025 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 10. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 53N141W 979 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E...780 NM SE...AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N138W 978 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND 55N126W 1003 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N132W BELOW. ...STORM WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N148W 997 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N146W 995 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E...720 NM SE...AND 900 NM SW QUADRANTS AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N135W 984 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E OF A LINE FROM 54N132W TO 51N129W AREA OF SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N132W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW...360 NM SE...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST S OF AREA 29N160E 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N162E 999 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N165E 988 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 55N171E TO 57N177E TO 41N173E TO 30N177E TO 30N160E TO 40N160E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW JUST W OF AREA 50N155E 999 MB MOVING N 25 KT AND WILL TURN NW AFTER 12 HOURS. N OF 39N W OF 163E AREA OF SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED WELL NW OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N150W 982 MB MOVING S 05 KT AND SECOND CENTER 57N143W 984 MB MOVING SW 05 KT AND WILL TURN SE AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 1020 NM W...840 NM NW...AND 480 NM NE QUADRANTS OF FIRST LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST CENTER DISSIPATED WITH SECOND CENTER 56N143W 999 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 54N132W BELOW. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 46N169W 977 MB MOVING SE 15 KT AND WILL TURN NE AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM NW...900 NM SW...540 NM SE...AND 1020 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 1020 NM SW AND 600 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N159W 984 MB. FROM 39N TO 52N BETWEEN 152W AND 167W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 1260 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N151W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N...540 NM E AND W...AND 420 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 1200 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 49N155E 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 51N157E 990 MB. WITHIN 480 NM E AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED NW OF AREA. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N170W TO 57N158W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N148W TO 57N136W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 56N161W TO 57N173W TO 60N179W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N178W TO 56N160W...AND NE OF A LINE FROM 60N150W TO 55N133W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N158W 1007 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N160W TO 45N134W TO 43N129W TO 30N149W TO 30N160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 46N170W TO 55N131W...WITHIN 90 NM OF 49N161E AND 45N126W...WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 53N159W TO 55N146W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N150W TO 58N139W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM OF 49N165E AND WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 58N146W TO 55N135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 37N166E TO 50N167E TO 54N169E...AND NE OF A LINE FROM 55N134W TO 54N134W TO 47N124W. .FORECASTER FIGURSKEY. 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 1200 UTC MON DEC 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 10. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N98W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N96W TO 12N101W TO 11N101W TO 11N97W TO 14N94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N99W TO 13N100W TO 11N100W TO 13N98W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 28N111W TO 29N112W TO 28N113W TO 25N111W TO 25N110W TO 26N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 29N112W TO 29N113W TO 26N111W TO 25N110W TO 26N110W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 18N130W TO 22N140W TO 06N140W TO 09N127W TO 18N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N129W TO 18N132W TO 20N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N134W TO 11N129W TO 15N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N138W TO 22N140W TO 15N140W TO 17N138W TO 18N138W TO 20N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC MON DEC 8... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 07N97W TO 12N108W TO 12N118W. ITCZ FROM 12N118W TO 08N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC DEC 08 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 09 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 10 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW NEAR 26N161E 1009 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. FRONT 30N173W 26N174E 26N167E TO LOW TO 25N160E MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 29N TO 26N BETWEEN 161E AND 171E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N163W 24N173W 23N169E 29N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 161E AND 163E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N160E 23N170E 23N178W 27N172W 30N174E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N158W 23N165W 21N178E 30N171E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 172E AND 175E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 168E...N OF LINE 30N170E 23N176E 24N178W 30N178E...AND N OF LINE 30N160W 24N165W 23N163W 30N156W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N162W 26N170W 24N174W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M W OF LINE 24N160E 25N174E 30N171W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF LINE 18N160E 21N170E 19N175W 10N153W 10N140W...EXCEPT S OF 12N W OF 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF 24N160E 22N172E 23N177W 30N157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N164E 26N174E 27N176E 30N175E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 26N160E 17N177E 21N171W 22N158W 25N147W 30N142W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 07N145W 07N170W 08N177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 4N W OF 179E. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.