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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC FRI OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND
ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS
WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE
CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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 OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 52N169E 965 MB. FROM 46N TO 53N
W OF 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N175E 962 MB. FROM 50N TO 52N BETWEEN
172E AND 177E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N172W 973 MB. FROM 52N TO 55N BETWEEN
168W AND 175W...ALSO FROM 45N TO 52N W OF 163W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N176W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 180
NM AND 600 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND FROM 43N TO 56N W OF 152W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 48N158W 996 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 53N TO 56N BETWEEN
152W AND 160W...ALSO WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
54N151W...50N152W...48N157W...40N162W...39N160W...50N147W...54N14
7W...54N151W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N153W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND N OF A
LINE FROM 55N155W TO 56N153W TO 57N148W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NE...180 NM SE...240 NM
SW...180 NM NW AND 300 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N152W 992 MB. WITHIN 60 NM W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 58N151W TO 59N148W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N141W 989 MB. N AND NE OF A LINE FROM
60N147W TO 59N144W TO 58N138W TO 53N133W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 58N BETWEEN 148W AND 154W...ALSO FROM
52N TO 58N BETWEEN 143W AND 154W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N168W 992 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE
FROM 53N160W TO 51N171W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
53N160W...59N158W...57N175E...52N175W...53N160W...ALSO WITHIN AN
AREA BOUNDED BY
51N170W...45N160W...39N166W...39N172W...46N180W...46N174W...51N17
4W...51N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 155W
AND 166W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 34N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 50N128W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN
128W AND 131W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM SE OF
A LINE FROM 45N162W TO 48N158W TO 50N154W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM E OF A LINE FROM
53N150W TO 56N150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NE OF A LINE FROM 59N149W TO 57N139W
TO 54B138W.

.FORECASTER SHAW. 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 FRI OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.3N 110.8W 959 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 02
MOVING
W OR 265 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115
KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM
SW
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM
15N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
M
FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT.
SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO
25N
BETWEEN 102W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.6N 112.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN
120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 240 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W SW TO W
WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM
10N TO 26N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.0N 113.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN
100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
10 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W SW TO W
WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM
10N TO 26N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 01N BETWEEN 104W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0
M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 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 1500 UTC FRI OCT 2...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
90
NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 15N95W...THEN RESUMES
W OF
RACHEL NEAR 16N115W TO 14N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. CLUSTERS OF
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ARE NOTED FROM 01N TO 06N E OF 82W
TO
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION ARE OBSERVED FROM 11N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 86W AND
100W...
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF
123W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC OCT 02 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 03 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 04 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 23.2N 167.2W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 02
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60
NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 23.3N 170.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 23N TO
26N BETWEEN 167W TO 172W WITH SEAS TO 7 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 164W AND 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 23.7N 177.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 21N TO
27N BETWEEN 172W TO 178W WITH SEAS TO 9 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 30N W OF 168W.

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.

.TROUGH FROM 08N142W TO 02N143W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N143W TO 05N142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N143W TO 02N143W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N160W TO 08N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN
166W AND 178W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS S OF 03N E OF 154W.


$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.