High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
082 FZPN02 KWBC 111125 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1145 UTC THU DEC 11 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 0600 UTC DEC 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 13. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 40N170E 970 MB MOVING N 15 KT AND A SECONDARY CENTER 33N175E 1006 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM W AND SW SEMICIRCLES OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 M. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM OF MAIN CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 47N W OF 178W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N169E 982 MB AND A SECONDARY CENTER 37N180W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...AND 180 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM N AND NE...540 NM S AND SE...420 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER....AND N OF 30N...WITHIN 540 NM N AND NE...AND 420 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF SECONDARY CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER MOVED NW OF AREA AND SECONDARY CENTER ABSORBED INTO NEW LOW 31N170W DESCRIBED BELOW. FORECAST FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 53N166E TO 43N170E TO 35N169E. WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE OF FRONT N OF 43N...AND WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE OF FRONT S OF 43N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 35N151W 1000 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND INTENSIFYING...WILL SLOW AND TURN NW AFTER 24 HOURS. N OF 30N...WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE SEMICIRCLES...AND WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N148W 992 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N147W 980 MB. WITHIN 90 NM W...AND 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N...WITHIN 540 NM NE...900 NM S AND SE...960 NM W AND SW...AND 720 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N152W 977 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...240 NM SE...960 NM W AND SW...AND 780 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 42N157E 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 46N159E 985 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY ANOTHER LOW W OF AREA NEAR 49N156E 970 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT EXTENDS FROM 47N170E TO 60N175E. WITHIN 360 NM E AND NE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 59N BETWEEN 168W AND 179E W TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 58N145W 1006 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 720 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH LOW 46N147W ABOVE...FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 133W AND 155W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH COMPLEX LOW IN FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 31N170W 993 MB. FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 164W AND 175E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N150W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 46N147W 1010 MB DRIFTING E. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 31N168W TO 46N170W TO LOW CENTER...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 46N147W DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 45N138W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...AND 600 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 52N139W 1003 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND NE...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 147W AND 152W...N OF 59N W OF 173W...AND FROM 39N TO 54N BETWEEN 174E AND 168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W...AND N OF 46N BETWEEN 166E AND 161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN 127W AND 137W...FROM 51N TO 53N BETWEEN 144W AND 150W...FROM 44N TO 48N BETWEEN 154W AND 160W...FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 165W AND 170W...AND FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 171E AND 164E. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N154W TO 58N166W TO 63N172W...AND N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 60N147W TO 56N136W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N163W TO 57N156W TO 60N147W TO 56N135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N 58N BETWEEN 157W AND 171W...AND N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 60N145W TO 56N135W. .FORECASTER MILLS. 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 THU DEC 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 13. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 29N139W TO 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 27N139W TO 29N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .36 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 0600 UTC THU DEC 11... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08.5N78W TO 06.5N90W TO 10N109W TO 09N110W. ITCZ FROM 09N110W TO 10.5N133W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 99W AND 108.5W...AND FROM 06.5N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 109W AND 140W. .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC DEC 11 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 12 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 13 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N175E 24N173E 21N165E THENCE TROUGH 18N160E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT... AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT BETWEEN 22N AND 26N. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177W 24N180E 20N170E THENCE TROUGH 16N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE 30N170E 24N160E... AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N168W 20N173W 18N180W THENCE TROUGH 17N170E 16N165E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 180E AND 167W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE 30N175E 23N170W 30N165W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N153W 25N155W 20N163W THENCE TROUGH 18N173W MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 30N150W 24N152W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N147W 22N153W 19N160W THENCE TROUGH 17N164W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N141W 25N145W THENCE TROUGH 21N154W 20N162W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 25 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 27N W OF 175E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 180E... AND N OF 20N E OF 170W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 175E AND 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF A LINE FROM 30N178W 22N170E 22N168E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF A LINE FROM 30N175W 20N170E 17N160E... AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 165W AND 142W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 7 M N OF 28N BETWEEN 180W AND 174W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF A LINE 30N170W 21N180W 18N170E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 N OF A LINE FROM 30N165W 20N180W 15N160E .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 10N155W 07N166W 10N178W 05N175E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM ITCZ AND 14N BETWEEN 177E AND 172W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 180W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.