High Seas Forecast
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Issued by NWS
212 FZPN02 KWBC 241125 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1145 UTC FRI JUL 24 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUL 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 26. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N147W 1006 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N138W 1007 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 720 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N138W 1008 MB. BETWEEN 480 NM AND 1080 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 43N131W 1012 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 480 NM W...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW45N129W 1010 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 50N TO 56N W OF 171W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 52N TO 59N W OF 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N W OF 165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 57N W OF 166W...AND FROM 42N TO 48N BETWEEN 170W AND 158W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 60N W OF 162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 58N W OF 160W. .FORECASTER BYRD. 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 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.5N 129.9W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 24 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 22N129W TO 19N130W TO 16N129W TO 17N125W TO 19N124W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N122W TO 25N125W TO 20N134W TO 13N131W TO 12N124W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.1N 134.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW 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 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N130W TO 24N136W TO 17N137W TO 17N130W TO 19N128W TO 24N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N127W TO 29N134W TO 26N140W TO 14N140W TO 10N132W TO 16N126W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.8N 139.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N134W TO 25N137W TO 24N140W TO 17N140W TO 17N137W TO 20N132W TO 24N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N131W TO 26N132W TO 27N140W TO 10N140W TO 11N136W TO 14N134W TO 20N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 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. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW PRES NEAR...INVEST EP98...NEAR 09N99W 1006 MB. WITHIN 13N93W TO 13N95W TO 10N99W TO 09N99W TO 05N96W TO 08N93W TO 13N93W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 11N101W 1002 MB. WITHIN 11N99W TO 11N100W TO 09N100W TO 09N100W TO 09N99W TO 11N99W S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N98W TO 14N103W TO 11N104W TO 08N102W TO 07N97W TO 10N96W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N108W 998 MB. WITHIN 14N103W TO 14N105W TO 12N106W TO 11N105W TO 11N104W TO 12N103W TO 14N103W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N103W TO 16N106W TO 12N108W TO 10N106W TO 10N103W TO 12N101W TO 16N103W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 17N102W TO 17N107W TO 15N109W TO 09N107W TO 07N100W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 27N122W TO 24N117W TO 27N115W TO 30N117W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N108W TO 03N112W TO 02N120W TO 00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S107W TO 02N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR WITHIN 00N102W TO 04N117W TO 00N128W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 00N102 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC FRI JUL 24... .HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTER. .LOW PRES NEAR 09N99W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 102W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W. .AREA OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N91W TO LOW PRES...INVEST EP98...NEAR 09N99W TO 06N110W AND TO 09N122W. IT RESUMES S OF FAUSTO NEAR 12N129W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUL 24 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 25 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 26 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N173W TO 24N172W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 164W AND 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N177W TO 24N178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .LOW 09N169W 1007 MB MOVING SLOWLY W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N166W TO LOW TO BEYOND 07N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 00N TO 11N W OF 166W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1007 MB 09N172W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N167W TO LOW TO 07N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1007 MB 11N178W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N169W TO 07N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 09N148W 1010 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 10N152W 1010 MB. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 164W AND 171W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 167W AND 175W...AND FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 141W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 144W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 161W AND 170W...AND FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 150W AND 161W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 155W AND 175W...AND FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 141W. SEAS OF 3.5 TO 4.0 M FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 141W AND 145W. SEAS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 171W. SEAS OF 2.5 TO 3.0 M N OF 14N BETWEEN 160W AND 171W...AND FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 145W AND 160W...AND FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 145W...AND FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 145W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 12N140W TO 12N143W. ITCZ 12N143W TO 09N153W TO 14N164W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 12N E OF 160W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 160W AND 166W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS FROM 00N TO 02N BETWEEN 155W AND 158W. $$ .FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.