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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC MON SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 38N180W 1016 MB MOVING E 35
KT. WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 38N180W TO 40N173W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N166W 1011 MB. FROM 36N TO 41N BETWEEN
164W AND 171W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N164W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N153W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 45N149W TO 37N159W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 46N146W TO
30N172W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NW OF CENTER.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 58N156W 987 MB MOVING E AT 15
KT AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 59N146W 990 MB MOVING E AT 05 KT.
WITHIN 540 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...N OF 59N BETWEEN
142W AND 148W...WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 56N133W TO
49N144W...AND N OF 58N BETWEEN 164W AND 172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 34N BETWEEN 130W AND 174W WINDS
LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M...HIGHEST S OF CENTERS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N147W 992 MB. WITHIN 660 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND N OF 58N BETWEEN 158W AND
169W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST S OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N141W 1003 MB. FROM 47N TO 60N BETWEEN
129W AND 158W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.S OF 32N BETWEEN 151W AND 168W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 43N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 131W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N129W 1003 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO
43N148W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND AND CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
58N141W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N173W 1006 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 52N163E 986 MB. SW OF A LINE
FROM 54N172E TO 51N176E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A
LINE FROM 47N147W TO 41N167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 60N TO 62N BETWEEN 167W AND
177W.

.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 0000 UTC MON SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 22.8N 114.0W 951 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 28
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT
OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N111W TO 24N115W
TO 22N116W TO 19N116W TO 19N112W TO 21N111W TO
23N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N109W TO 287N118W TO
22N119W TO 13N115W TO 13N110W TO 18N107W TO 23N109W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO APPROACHING THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
COAST NEAR 25.9N 112.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS
120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO 24N114W TO 28N115W TO 27N117W TO
22N115W TO 23N112W TO 24N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA...WITHIN 24N116W TO 27N113W TO 30N120W TO 20N117W TO 20N112W
TO 23N110W TO 24N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO INLAND NORTHERN MEXICO
NEAR 31.3N 107.5W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 24N112W TO 26N114W
TO 28N115W TO 27.5N118.5W TO 24N116W TO 24N11W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING NW SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 12.6N 99.1W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
27 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE
QUADRANT...0 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER
WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N96W TO 16N100W TO 13N101W
TO 09N100W TO 09N96W TO 11N97W TO 16N96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 17N101W TO 13N102W TO
10N101W TO 8N101W TO 09N95.5W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 13.9N 101.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120
NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N97W TO 17N102W TO 15N104W TO 11N103W TO 11N100W TO 13N97W TO
16N97W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
14N95W TO 18N102W TO 16N104W TO 11N103W TO 08N99W TO 10N96W TO
14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 15.8N 105.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO
8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N100W TO 19N105W TO 16N108W TO 10N106W
TO 10N103W TO 14N100W TO 16N100W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 20N108W TO 15N110W TO 10N107W TO 09N100W TO
11N100W TO 15N98W 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ODALYS...NEAR 23N114W 1000 MB. WITHIN
23N122W TO 23N124W TO 22N124W TO 22.5N122W TO 23N122W WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N121W TO
25N126W TO 22N128W TO 19N125W TO 19N123W TO 22N121W TO 25N121W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
30N121W TO 30N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N133W TO 17N124W TO 30N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N123W 1004 MB. WITHIN 23N122W
TO 25N125W TO 25N124W TO 23N125W TO 22N124W TO 23122W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 29N140W TO
19N140W TO 17N129W TO 17N122W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N123W 1005 MB. WITHIN 24N121W
TO 26N124W TO 24N127W TO 22N125W TO 23N123W TO 24N121W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO
24N140W TO 19N126W TO 20N121W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N122W 1005 MB. WITHIN 23N121W
TO 22N124W TO 21N123W TO 21.5N122.5W TO 23N121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N125W TO 27N130W TO
19N130W TO 19.5N124W TO 21N123W TO 23N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES...INVEST EP91...NEAR 12N137W 1007 MB. WITHIN 11N130W
TO 14N137W TO 09N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N135W TO 11N130W SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 14N
BETWEEN 135W AND 137W. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N124W TO
12N131W TO 16N135W TO 18N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N130W TO 10N124W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP91...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 15N132W 1002 MB. WITHIN 13N132W TO 16N134W TO
13N135W TO 10N134W TO 11N132W TO 13N132W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN
132W AND 135W. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N125W TO
17N131W TO 20N131W TO 24N140W TO 13N140W TO 06N140W TO 12N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP91...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 16N130W 1000 MB. WITHIN 16.5N131W TO 17N133W TO
16N135W TO 14N135W TO 13N133W TO 16.5N131W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N125W TO 19N130W TO 24N134W TO
17N138W TO 11N133W TO 09N130W TO 13N122W TO 18N125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON SEP 28...

.HURRICANE POLO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 98W AND 106W.

.LOW PRES...INVEST EP91...NEAR 12N137W...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM
12N TO 15N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO
12N W OF 134W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO 12N92W. IT RESUMES SW
OF POLO AT 15N120W TO 13N123W TO INVEST EP91 NEAR 12N137W TO
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N
BETWEEN 120W AND 131W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 28 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 29 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 30 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.3N 160.3W 939 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 28
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 14N BETWEEN 163W
AND 153W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 170W AND
152W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 18N TO 13N BETWEEN
162W AND 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 18.3N 163.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM
SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 16N BETWEEN
167W AND 159W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 23N TO 15N BETWEEN 167W
AND 157W WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N165W 22N178W 09N167W 15N153W 27N152W 30N163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 21.9N 163.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE
FROM 26N TO 19N BETWEEN 167W AND 159W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM
24N TO 18N BETWEEN 167W AND 161W WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO
4
M ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 14N W OF 158W.

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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N165W 25N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N163W 27N166W.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 26N TO 19N BETWEEN 169W AND 150W...AND
FROM
09N TO 05N E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25N TO 22N BETWEEN 167W
AND 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 27N TO 12N E OF 152W...AND FROM 12N TO 05N
E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M E OF LINE 30N144W 24N150W
18N150W 08N145W 05N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 25N TO 12N E OF 146W.

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

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W 08N161W 05N173W 08N180W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 155W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.