High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
549 FZPN02 KWBC 120525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC WED NOV 12 2025 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC NOV 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 14. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 44N129W 1000 MB AND SECOND CENTER 38N129W 998 MB. SE OF A LINE FROM 55N131W TO 43N146W TO 30N154W...NOT INCLUDING WATERS E OF 122W...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 35N142W. .36 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 42N128W 987 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N127W 991 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 51N128W TO 37N145W...NOT INCLUDING THE WATERS E OF 122W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NW OF AREA NEAR 52N162E 972 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 540 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 61N178W TO 50N160W TO 40N167W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 43N161W. ALSO S OF 40N BETWEEN 167W AND 175E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NW OF AREA NEAR 55N165E 981 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT AND N 36N W OF 173E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW... S OF 61N W OF 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 56N166E 989 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 33N TO 52N BETWEEN 137W AND 155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH COMPLEX LOW IN STORM WARNING ABOVE. ..GALE WARNING... .LOW 41N167E 1008 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 34N TO 41N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N180W 996 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 39N177E TO 32N172E. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF FRONT S OF 41N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N175W 984 MB. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW...N OF 40N BETWEEN 165W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT FROM 40N166W TO 30N179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ..GALE WARNING... .LOW 36N172E 1011 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N173W 994 MB. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 50N BETWEEN 160W AND 178E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N164W 980 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...1080 NM SE...360 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 360 NM SE OF FRONT FROM 40N164W TO 30N176W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 59N167W 994 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. WITHIN 660 NM E AND 840 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF ALASKA. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N E OF 165W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N167W TO 63N172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 60N147W 1003 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. N OF 54N E OF 156W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N147W 1008 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 150 NM N OF A LINE FROM 56N174E TO 54N169W AND FROM 43N TO 51N BETWEEN 170W AND 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 60N178W TO 59N160W...FROM 47N TO 52N BETWEEN 152W AND 170W...AND FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 172W AND 178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 58N177E TO 52N169W AND WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 45N161W TO 49N151W TO 51N146W. .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 0000 UTC WED NOV 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 14. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 11N102W TO 10N98W TO 11N95W TO 16N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N91W TO 16N94W TO 15N103W TO 09N107W TO 06N99W TO 06N95W TO 12N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N93W TO 16N93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N88W TO 16N94W TO 14N111W TO 10N115W TO 01S102W TO 02N92W TO 10N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 11N98W TO 09N98W TO 10N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 11N108W TO 15N115W TO 13N122W TO 06N119W TO 03N115W TO 03N109W TO 11N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 10N127W TO 17N119W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 29N133W TO 30N126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N115W TO 19N123W TO 16N132W TO 21N140W TO 00N140W TO 03N116W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 20N135W. WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N138W TO 28N137W TO 28N133W TO 28N131W TO 30N131W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N125W TO 29N133W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 24N133W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N87W TO 09N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N85W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N85W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N92W TO 07N92W TO 08N89W TO 10N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .WITHIN 08N111W TO 07N130W TO 00N135W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 08N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N116W TO 01N121W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO 01N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N126W TO 03N132W TO 02N135W TO 00N136W TO 00N126W TO 02N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED NOV 12... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 07N98W. ITCZ FROM 07N98W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 14N EAST OF 111W. .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC NOV 12 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 13 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 14 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 30 KT OR LESS. SEE MORE WINDS BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N163E 28N160E MOVING E 15 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 26N170E 25N170E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176W 27N178E 26N172E 27N160E. ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED N OF AREA. .TROUGH 25N140W 21N147W MOVING SE SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA. .TROUGH 14N141W 11N147W 08N152W MOVING W SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N151W 10N155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N157W 10N161W. .FRONT 22N140W 18N145W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N174W 20N166W 22N147W 30N141W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N154W 26N166W 17N172W 18N169W 22N145W 25N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 28N TO 17N BETWEEN 164W AND 142W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 30N176E 19N173E 16N167E 11N170E 08N158W 03N150W 07N140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M E OF LINE 30N178E 22N179E 08N173E 08N169E 00N157W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 30N167E 26N164E 24N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 25S160E 29N179W 28N171W 11N176E 03N158W 13N143W 19N140W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 08N144W...AND 08N155W 05N167W 08N177W 07N175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 18N BETWEEN 177E AND 179W... AND FROM 22N TO 17N BETWEEN 172E AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.