High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
560 FZPN02 KWBC 262325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC WED NOV 26 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC NOV 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 39N164E 9843 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND W SEMICIRCLES OF MEAN CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 47N164E TO 41N177E TO 30N178E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 40N176E 964 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 M. ALSO FROM 33N TO 45N BETWEEN 168E AND 169W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 50N177W TO 42N166W TO 30N166W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N174W 964 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE...360 NM SE...600 NM SW...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M. ALSO FROM 30N TO 54N BETWEEN 170E AND 154W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 M...HIGHEST S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 52N W OF 152W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 43N138W 1000 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 48N BETWEEN 141W AND 129W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N128W 1000 MB. FROM 41N TO 51N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 37N TO 45N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 36N169W 990 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 157W AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N152W 988 MB. BETWEEN 120 AND 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 47N BETWEEN 160W AND 142W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N145W 1009 MB. FROM 32N TO 51N BETWEEN 148W AND 132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 52N159W 995 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 42N160W TO 52N154W TO 58N164W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N159W 1001 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 55N148W TO 48N148W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 58N147W DESCRIBED BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 168W AND 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N BETWEEN 160W AND 172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. .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 1800 UTC WED NOV 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 28. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 40 KT AND SEAS TO 4.0 M. .45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 11N101W TO 11N98W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 11N130W TO 14N133W TO 14N136W TO 10N133W TO 07N132W TO 09N129W TO 11N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N140W TO 07N135W TO 09N128W TO 06N118W TO 09N104W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N133W TO 15N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N136W TO 11N133W TO 13N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE TO E AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N136W TO 16N140W TO 09N140W TO 15N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC WED NOV 26... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77.5W TO 09N112W TO 06N124W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 132W AND 136W. .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 26 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 27 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 28 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT JUST W OF AREA. TROUGH 30N163E 28N160E MOVING E 45 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 170E. .18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 26N160E. TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF 178E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N180W 26N170E 25N160E. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF LINE 30N172W 25N180W 30N166E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N169W 24N180W 30N163E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N166W 22N180W 20N170E. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF LINE 30N160W 27N170W 30N175E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 160W AND 172E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N172W 29N180W MOVING NE 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 165W AND 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED N OF AREA. .TROUGH 20N170E 18N166E 26N165E MOVING W 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N163E 16N162E 15N163E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 11N163E 07N160E MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 28N160E 25N180W 20N170W 30N155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N163E 27N170E 30N178W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 24N160E 24N170W 30N150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 M N OF LINE 30N173E 27N180W 30N173W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N160E 22N170E 30N163W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N160E 20N170E 25N160W 30N145W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 09N140W 07N144W 08N141W 07N155W 08N161W 07N170W 07N180W 08N172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 00N TO 17N W OF 163E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.