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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC FRI OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 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 OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 61N178W TO 55N169W TO 46N180W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N179W 970 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM E
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ALSO FROM 44N TO
63N W OF 165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 51N170W 990 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTER
TO 53N165W TO 51N156W TO 47N156W TO 40N170W. WITHIN 180 NM
NE...E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 38 TO 48N W OF 157W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N160W 998 MB WITH NEW LOW FORMED NEAR
52N152W 996 MB. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 52N161W TO CENTER OF NEW LOW
TO 47N153W TO 50N153W TO 40N160W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF
FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36B TO
57N BETWEEN 143W TO 178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N153W 992 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF
A LINE FROM 55N155W TO 59N148W...ALSO N OF 55N BETWEEN 136W AND
147W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE
FROM 55N161W TO 51N155W TO 47N141W TO 55N146W TO 48N137W TO
54N134W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 47N135W 1008 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN
128W AND 138W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N125W 1018 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.LOW 36N149W 1011 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N146W. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM SE OF
A LINE FROM 44N166W TO 48N158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 56N BETWEEN 153W AND
145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 59N BETWEEN 137W AND
151W AND FROM 59N TO 60N W OF 174W.

.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 109.9W 950 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 02
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N107W TO 23N110W TO 20N113W TO 17N112W TO 16N110W TO
18N107W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBE ABOVE.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 28N120W TO 17N115W TO 14N125W TO
08N109W TO 14N94W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 111.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N109W TO
23N113W TO 16N115W TO 11N117W TO 12N112W TO 17N107W TO 23N109W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
24N107W TO 27N116W TO 24N119W TO 12N118W TO 08N109W TO 14N98W TO
24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 113.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N107W TO 23N113W TO 21N117W TO 19N117W TO
12N113W TO 11N110W TO 19N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED
ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N107W TO 27N116W TO 20N121W TO
11N118W TO 09N111W TO 15N99W TO 23N107W 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.

.WITHIN 00N107W TO 00N119W TO 03S118W TO 03S104W TO 00N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N107W TO 00N119W TO 03S118W TO
03S104W TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.30 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 0230 UTC FRI OCT 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 16N95W. IT RESUMES NEAR 16N113W TO
14N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N
TO 16N E OF 103W...AND FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 02 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 03 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 04 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 23.2N 166.3W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 02
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 173W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 23.5N 168.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT
...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 27N
BETWEEN 172W AND 165W WITH SEAS TO 7 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
N OF 20N BETWEEN 175W AND 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 23.6N 173.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 20N BETWEEN 178W AND 167W WITH
SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 20N W OF 165W.

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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N151W 28N160W 30N162W.

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

.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N180W TO 13N174W.... AND FROM 03N150W TO
04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH
W OF 167W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.