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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC SAT SEP 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N171W 994 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM S
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ALSO WITHIN
240 NM NE...360 NM SE...300 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN
166W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N158W 1001 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST S OF
CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N148W 1008 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 720
NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST SW OF
CENTER.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 48N178E 993 MB. WITHIN 600
NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N179W 994 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 55N167W 998
MB. WITHIN 480 S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 33N127W 1015 MB DRIFTING SE. FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 117W
AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 117W
AND 133W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST
ALONG 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 118W AND 165W AREA OF
NE TO E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST ALONG 30N.

.LOW 58N177E 997 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 540 NM E AND 300 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N177E 1000 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.FROM 51N TO 58N BETWEEN 146W AND 160W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 42N173W 1013 MB. WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 37N180W TO LOW CENTER TO 48N165W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 54N
BETWEEN 151W AND 179W...AND FROM 63N TO 66N W OF 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 146W AND
160W...FROM 44N TO 51N BETWEEN 168W AND 179E...AND N OF 64N W OF
167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 155W AND
170W.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 SAT SEP 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP  7.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 22.1N 120.9W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 05
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NE QUADRANT AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N116W TO 25N125W TO 21N126W TO
19N123W TO 18N118W TO 21N115W TO 24N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
6.5 TO 11.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N116W TO 25N125W TO
30N131W TO 23N134W TO 10N119W TO 16N110W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 23.6N 122.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 315
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N118W TO
28N126W TO 23N128W TO 20N125W TO 20N120W TO 22N117W TO 26N118W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
30N116W TO 26N128W TO 30N135W TO 18N135W TO 12N124W TO 21N112W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.3N 123.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.9N 124.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N120W TO 30N124W TO 29N130W TO 25N130W TO
22N126W TO 21N122W TO 26N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N119W TO 28N130W TO 30N139W TO
17N131W TO 15N123W TO 21N118W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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.

.HURCN KARINA W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 22.5N139.5W
TO 23.5N139.5W TO 23.5N140W TO 21.5N140W TO 22N139.5W TO
22.5N139.5W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N137W TO 27N138W TO 27N140W TO 23N139W
TO 19N140W TO 23N137W TO 25N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N137W TO 29N140W TO 20N140W TO
20N138W TO 22N137W TO 26N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N139W TO 26N139W TO 27N140W TO
21N140W TO 23N139W TO 25N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.WITHIN 06N103W TO 07N102W TO 08N105W TO 05N109W TO 02N110W TO
02N107W TO 06N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.12 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 2030 UTC SAT SEP 5...

.HURCN MARIE...NUMEROUS MODEATE TO STRONG FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN
118W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 12N113W...THEN CONTINUES FROM
12N127W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N
TO 16N AND EAST OF 109W...AND FROM 01N TO 09N BETWEEN 119W AND
135W.

.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 05 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 06 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 07 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.5N 163.1W 936 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 05
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND
210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 14.9N 164.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 18.2N 163.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 170W AND 158W WITH SEAS TO 12 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 21.6N 143.6W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
05 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 22.5N 145.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 143W WITH SEAS TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.0N
148.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER FROM 21N TO 27N NETWEEM 155W AND 146W WITH SEAS TO 6 M.

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 18N180W TO 16N177W MOVING SW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 175W
AND 160W... AND FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 170W AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 165W...
AND FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W TO 10N146W TO 11N156W...AND 07N180W TO
07N170W TO 09N162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF
MONSOON TROUGH E OF 155W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04N W OF 170W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.