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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC SUN AUG 23 2026

CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

SECURITE

PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.5N 174.3W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...AND 130 NM SE AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 4 M
WITHIN 270 NM NE...180 NM SE...210 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 38N W OF 167W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.6N 175.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 125 NM NE...105 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N W OF
168W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 34.8N 177.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE..70 NM SW...AND 100 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WTHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH
SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF THE AREA 60N177E 993 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. IN THE BERING
SEA N OF 55N BETWEEN 171W AND 179W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 64N172W TO 62N168W TO 57N169W TO
49N179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF THE AREA 68N170W 986 MB. IN THE
BERING SEA N OF 62N W OF ALASKA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5
M. ELSEWHERE N OF 61N W OF 161W...AND WITHIN 300 NM N AND NW OF
A LINE FROM 57N160W TO 48N178W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF THE AREA WITH A NEW LOW TO FORM
NEAR 58N152W 1013 MB. WITHIN 540 NM W AND SW...AND 420 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 55N145W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW...AND
480 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N140W 1010 MB. N OF 52N E OF 133W...AND
WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 46N134W
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 42N143W 1014 MB MOVING NE 10 KT
AND A SECOND CENTER 44N146W 1016 MB MOVING E 10 KT. FROM 40N
TO 46N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 45N139W 1014 MB. FROM 40N TO
48N BETWEEN 137W AND 147W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N134W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.FROM 34N TO 42N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 47N E OF 127W N WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE BERING
SEA N OF 52N W OF 171W...AND FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN 133W
AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 61N W OF 160W...AND
WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 48N139W TO 55N133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45 TO 50N BETWEEN 133W
AND 136W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 48N180W TO
57N157W.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 SUN AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 16.9N 115.1W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
23 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND
0 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0
TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 112W
AND 118W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 19.6N 117.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 111W AND 121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISELLE NEAR 20.8N 119.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISELLE NEAR 21.4N 121.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180
NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 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 SUN AUG 23...

.T.S. ISELLE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE.

.INVEST EP91...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO
12.5N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 101W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N95W TO 11N110W THEN
CONTINUES SW OF ISELLE FROM 12N119W TO 08N130W TO BEYOND 07N140W.
ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO THE TROPICAL WAVES...INVEST
AREA EP91 AND T.S. ISELLE DESCRIBED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM FROM 03N TO 12N
W OF 126W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 23 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 24 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 25 2026.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.5N 174.3W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE
QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA N OF AREA. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 28N W OF 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA N OF AREA. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT OR LESS S OF 30N. SEAS DECREASING TO 2.5 M OR LESS S OF
30 N.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.2N 156.3W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF
N SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.7N 160.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOKE NEAR 16.8N 166.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 2.5 M OR LESS.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

SEE THE LATEST BULLETINS ON LALA AND MOKE ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO
HEADERS...WTP22 PHFO AND WTP23 PHFO.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW 1010 MB 04N172W MOVING NW 10 KT BECOMING STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 06N175W 1010 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 06N175W 1010 MB.

.TROUGH 30N148W 26N150W 25N155W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N152W 25N157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

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

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 03N177W 07N160W 06N147W 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 180W AND 174W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N
BETWEEN 155W AND 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN
150 NM OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 25N TO 30N
BETWEEN 172W AND 166W.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.