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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC SUN SEP 13 2026

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 1200 UTC SEP 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 32N176W 1004 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
S OF 41N W OF 165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE S OF
46N W OF 158W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 32N176W 1004 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 32N176W 1004 MB. WITHIN 480 NM E
AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE S
OF 41N W OF 166W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N175W 1004 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NW AND W
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 45N
W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M...HIGHEST S OF 40N W OF
174W.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW TO FORM WITH FIRST CENTER
56N172W 1005 MB AND SECOND CENTER 50N174W 1005 MB. FROM 41N TO
58N BETWEEN 160W AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 41N TO 52N W OF 172W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS
TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 62N166W 994 MB. FROM 45N TO 61N
BETWEEN 145W AND 166W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 35N141W 1018 MB MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 136W
AND 158W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 33N TO 42N BETWEEN 141W
AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 48N126W 1011 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W AND FROM 37N TO 46N
BETWEEN 125W AND 134W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 54N TO 58N BETWEEN 140W AND 158W SW TO W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW 62N166W DESCRIBED IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM NW OF
A LINE FROM 43N179W TO 53N168W TO 57N159W AND FROM 52N TO 58N
BETWEEN 148W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 168W AND 175W
AND FROM 54N TO 59N BETWEEN 159W AND 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 56N BETWEEN 159W AND
166W.

.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 1200 UTC SUN SEP 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 15.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 18.2N 132.7W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 13 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N129W TO
23N132W TO 22N134W TO 18N135W TO 16N134W TO 17N130W TO 22N129W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
21N128W TO 24N131W TO 22N137W TO 18N136W TO 15N132W TO 17N129W TO
21N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.0N 137.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM
SE
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N132W TO 24N136W TO 22N139W TO
18N138W TO 18N135W TO 19N133W TO 23N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N131W TO 26N135W TO
23N140W TO 19N139W TO 17N137W TO 20N130W TO 23N131W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.7N 142.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...15
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M OVER
FORECAST WATERS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N137W TO 24N138W TO 24N140W
TO 19N140W TO 20N137W TO 22N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N137W TO 26N140W TO 24N140W TO
22N137W TO 19N139W TO 21N134W TO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES...EP97...NEAR 17.5N116W 1007 MB. WITHIN 20N115W TO
20N117W TO 19N117W TO 18N117W TO 17N114W TO 18N114W TO 20N115W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP97...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
NEAR 17N118.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 18N115W TO 21N117W TO 19N122W TO
16N121W TO 16N116W TO 18N115W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP97...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 17N122W 1000 MB. WITHIN 20N117W TO 22N122W TO
22N125W TO 17N124W TO 18N122W TO 17N117W TO 20N117W WINDS 20 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 01S118W TO 03N124W TO 00N131W TO 01S120W TO 03S108W TO
03.4S96W TO 01S118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N97W TO 02N104W TO 01N112W TO
03.4S118W TO 03.4S94W TO 00N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N101W TO 02N108W TO 03N109W TO
00N119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S96W TO 05N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N123W TO 29N122W TO
29N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N126W TO 28N125W TO
28N124W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN SEP 13...

.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES...EP97...NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
STRONG WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 540 NM SW QUADRANT .

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N76W TO 11N87W TO 07N100W TO 10N115W TO
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 12N E OF 110W...AND FROM
02N TO 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 140W.

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 13 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 14 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 15 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 18.2N 132.7W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 13 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.7N 142.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 26N TO 19N E OF 145W.

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

.FRONT 30N169W 28N170W. FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 30N171W 26N173W THENCE TROUGH 24N180W. FRONT AND TROUGH
MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N171W 23N179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N172W 23N180W.

.TROUGH 30N151W 28N153W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N154W 28N155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.LOW NEAR 11N148W 1007 MB. TROUGH FROM 30N141W TO 18N151W TO LOW.
TROUGH MOVING NW 10 KT AND LOW NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 19N TO 11N WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH AND FROM
30N
TO 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N148W 1006 MB. TROUGH FROM 30N146W
TO 21N151W TO 15N153W TO LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N153W 1006 MB. TROUGH FROM 30N151W
TO 20N154W TO 15N157W TO LOW.

.LOW NEAR 13N142W 1007 MB. MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N146W 1008 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N150W 1009 MB.

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

.MONSOON TROUGH 09N180W 09N175W 09N170W 09N160W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH W OF 170W.

.MONSOON TROUGH 13N140W 13N142W 12N145W 11N149W 10N156W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS 360 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 148W.

$$

.FORECASTER KINO. HONOLULU HI.