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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC TUE OCT 07 2025

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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 OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 58N177E 969 MB MOVING NE 20. FRONT EXTENDS LOW TO 54N179W
TO 45N177E TO 40N170E TO 34N160E. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT AND
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 50N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
M. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM S AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 420 NM
E OF FRONT N OF 40N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 60N BETWEEN 169W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N177W 963 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
65N164W TO 56N169W TO 42N174W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT FROM 48N
TO 62N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
59N164W. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS OF LOW AND WITHIN
360 NM E OF FRONT AND FROM 43N TO 58N W OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA 71N166W 982 MB. FRONT FROM
60N150W TO 48N166W. N OF 63N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
ELSWHERE N OF 55N W OF 146W AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 50N153E 984 MB. FROM 35N TO 49N
BETWEEN 165E AND 160E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 45N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 51N159E 968 MB. FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM LOW TO 40N165E TO 40N164E TO 30N161E. BETWEEN 90 NM
AND 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND E OF FRONT N OF 39N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 54N170E TO 49N175E TO
36N170E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST S OF LOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N146W 1004 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 480
NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
57N144W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 52N130W TO 43N140W TO
49N164W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 133W
AND 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N141W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N128W 1008 MB. FROM 42N TO 57N
BETWEEN 129W AND 147W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N132W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 52N170E 990 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 38N TO 51N W OF 170E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 65N177W
ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N180W 1016 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
42N174W TO LOW CENTER TO 32N170E. WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF
FRONT N OF 37N AND W OF THE FRONT S OF 37N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N172W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 46N
BETWEEN 168W AND 178W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST SW OF LOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 33N TO 45N BETWEEN 125W AND 138W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 39N132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 50N128W
TO 43N132W TO 41N143W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 38N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.S OF A LINE FROM 47N138W TO 40N168W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 143W AND 162W AREA OF
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR NEW LOW 31N157W 1013 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE AND N
QUADRANTS AREA OF E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 48N
BETWEEN 179W AND 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

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 TUE OCT 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 19.4N 109.5W 967 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 07
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...180 NM NW QUADRANT AND 375 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N108W TO 22N111W TO 20N113W TO
16N112W TO 16N109W TO 19N106W TO 22N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
6.5 TO 12.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N99W TO 24N107W TO
24N115W TO 14N116W TO 10N109W TO 12N100W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 20.9N 111.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N110W TO 23N116W
TO 19N115W TO 17N113W TO 20N109W TO 24N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 7.5 TO 13.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N106W TO 28N116W
TO 26N120W TO 20N119W TO 10N111W TO 13N102W TO 23N106W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 23.0N 114.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150
NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO 26N114W TO 26N118W
TO 23N119W TO 20N116W TO 21N113W TO 24N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 6.5 TO 11.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 30N118W
TO 20N122W TO 17N114W TO 11N110W TO 14N103W TO 24N107W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.8N 119.5W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
07 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N119W TO 18N120W TO 18N122W TO 15N122W TO 14N121W TO
15N119W TO 16N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N116W TO 19N119W TO 19N123W TO
15N124W TO 12N121W TO 13N116W TO 16N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.1N 117.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE...SE...AND SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N115W TO 16N117W TO 16N119W TO 15N120W
TO 13N118W TO 13N116W TO 14N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N117W TO 19N121W TO 16N122W TO
11N119W TO 11N114W TO 14N114W TO 18N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 16.5N 113.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE...SE...AND SW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N112W TO 17N114W
TO 16N115W TO 15N114W TO 15N112W TO 16N111W TO 17N112W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N110W TO
17N112W TO 17N119W TO 10N118W TO 11N110W TO 15N110W 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 01S102W TO 03N108W TO 02N115W TO 00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S92W TO 01S102W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N99W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO
04N99W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S115W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S114W TO 03S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
SE SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N124W TO 11N128W TO 10N128W TO
08N128W TO 08N126W TO 09N124W TO 10N124W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE OCT 7...

.HURCN PRISCILLA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 23N
BETWEEN 107W AND 113W.

.T.S. OCTAVE...SCATTERED MOERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO 18N
BETWEEN 119W AND 122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 12N99W...THEN RESUMES W
OF T.S. OCTAVE NEAR 13N124W TO 11N135W. ITCZ FROM THAT POINT TO
BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 10N AND E OF 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC OCT 07 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 08 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 09 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 27N149W 21N150W 16N147W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGES WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH 23N153W 19N165W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N155W 22N160W 17N162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N155W 24N160W 18N167W.

.TROUGH 28N176E 24N177E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH S OF 25N... AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF
TROUGH
N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.LOW NEAR 10N154W 1009 MB MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 09N159W 1009 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 173W AND 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 24N BETWEEN 173W AND 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 2.5 M OR LOWER.

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

.ITCZ 09N140W 10N150W 07N170W 08N170E 08N158E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ E OF 170W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 175W AND
169W...AND
FROM 19N TO 23N W OF 169E... AND FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 164E.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.