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638 FZPN02 KWBC 161725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC WED SEP 16 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 1200 UTC SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N178E 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N175W 1007 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SW AND 540 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .INLAND LOW NEAR 64N161W 994 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF 53N BETWEEN 156W AND 172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 33N TO 54N BETWEEN 122W AND 131W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 51N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .LOW 60N147W 1009 MB MOVING DRIFTING E. FROM 52N TO 61N BETWEEN 136W AND 155W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N148W 1017 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .S OF 42N W OF 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 36N W OF 174W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED W OF AREA. .LOW W OF AREA 58N172E 998 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 48N TO 59N W OF 172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N173W 1005 MB. FROM 49N TO 60N W OF 158W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N165W 1006 MB. FROM 53N TO 66N BETWEEN 159W AND 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N144W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 47N147W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N171W 1012 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 45N160W TO 50N153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N161W TO 52N145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 56N BETWEEN 140W AND 144W AND FROM 61N TO 63N BETWEEN 171W AND 174W. .FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 1200 UTC WED SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 14N97W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE. .42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 20N125W TO 21N126W TO 21N132W TO 19N132W TO 15N129W TO 16N126W TO 20N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N124W TO 25N140W TO 18N139W TO 15N135W TO 14N128W TO 16N121W TO 21N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N129W TO 23N133W TO 21N137W TO 17N138W TO 15N134W TO 16N129W TO 20N129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 25N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N136W TO 17N128W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N134W TO 19N135W TO 18N138W TO 17N138W TO 16N137W TO 16N135W TO 17N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N130W TO 23N133W TO 22N140W TO 13N140W TO 14N137W TO 17N135W TO 22N130W WINDS 20 TO KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 11N91W TO 10N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 02N110W TO 05N114W TO 03N123W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S111W TO 02N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .18 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 1430 UTC WED SEP 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N97W TO 12N114W TO 10N120W...THEN FROM 10N131W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 92W...AND FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 140W. .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 16 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 17 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 18 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 11N153W 1007 MB MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 12N158W TO 09N160W. .TROUGH FROM 24N144W TO 20N147W TO 16N149W MOVING W 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 145W AND 149W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 20N TO 25 N E OF 149W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH N OF 21N. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 21N153W TO 18N154W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH TO 140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BETWEEN TWO LINE FROM 15N140W TO 22N154W AND 25N140W TO 25N153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 21N158W TO 19N160W. WINDS LOWERED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 15N TO 25 N E OF 153W. .LOW NEAR 28N180W 1008 MB MOVING SLOWLY WSW. FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 27N175W TO 21N180W MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 30N175W TO 23N174W TO 18N177W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 172W AND 176W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M W OF LINE FROM 30N171W TO 25N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT N OF 24N AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...FRONT AND TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. WINDS LOWERING TO 20 KT OR LESS WITH SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2.5 M OR LOWER. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF 06N141W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 04N180W TO 13N171W. .MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 09N161W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 152W AND 156W. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.