High Seas Forecast
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025 FZPN02 KWBC 210525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC FRI AUG 21 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 AUG 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 23. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 28.9N 171.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 39N W OF 165W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 31.3N 173.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE...180 NM SE...SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 38N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 58N153W 1011 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE...180 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM 53N146W TO 42N160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 41N160W 1020 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 31N180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW NEAR 46N149W 1017 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 39N160W TO 42N153W TO THE LOW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N146W 1018 MB. WITHIN 900 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 49N143W TO 42N144W TO 37N153W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .FROM 46N TO 53N E OF 131W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 54N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 47N E OF 133W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M .COMPLEX LOW JUST NW OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER 63N177W MOVING NE 20 KT. IN THE BERING SEA N OF 52N W OF 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 64N167W 999 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS AND N OF 63N W OF ALASKA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW N OF THE AREA WITH NEW INLAND LOW TO FORM NEAR 58N152W 1010 MB. WITHIN 960 NM S...600 NM SW QUADRANTS AND IN THE BERING SEA NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 55N163W TO 65N168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 53N141W TO 46N151W AND IN THE BERING SEA N OF 52N W OF 171W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 165W AND 170W...WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 52N170W TO 54N173E AND N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 54N140W TO 51N145W AND IN THE BERING SEA N OF 52N W OF 175W. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 FRI AUG 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 12N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N102W TO 10N99W TO 09N96W TO 10N95W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N102W TO 14N105W TO 08N102W TO 10N100W TO 11N100W TO 15N102W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N107W TO 17N110W TO 13N110W TO 10N111W TO 09N109W TO 11N106W TO 17N107W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .LOW PRES NEAR 08N113.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 10N112W TO 12N113W TO 11N115W TO 09N115W TO 08N113W TO 08N111W TO 10N112W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 10N115.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 12N114W TO 12N116W TO 11N116W TO 10N116W TO 10N114W TO 11N114W TO 12N114W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 11.5N117W 1007 MB. WITHIN 14N116W TO 15N119W TO 14N121W TO 13N121W TO 12N119W TO 12N116W TO 14N116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 13N113W TO 12N116W TO 10N117W TO 04N117W TO 05N114W TO 07N109W TO 13N113W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .WITHIN 01N107W TO 04N111W TO 02N128W TO 00N131W TO 03.4S115W TO 03.4S91W TO 01N107W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N109W TO 07N106W TO 07N116W TO 00N118W TO 03S111W TO 01S105W TO 03N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA ABOVE. .WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E 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 0230 UTC FRI AUG 21... .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF 09N AND E OF 89W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 114W...WITH LOW PRES NEAR 07.5N114W...1008 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 16N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 200 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 21 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 22 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 23 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LALA NEAR 25.6N 172.3W 974 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 21 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 165 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER ELSEWHERE WITHIN 280 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 28.9N 171.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER N OF 22N BETWEEN 165W AND 178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA N OF AREA NEAR 31.3N 173.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 27N BETWEEN 169W AND 179W WITH SEAS TO 6 M OVER FORECAST AREA. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT N...AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER N OF 25N BETWEEN 165W AND 180W. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22 PHFO. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C NEAR 12.9N 145.0W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 21 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 141W AND 147W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 06N TO 18N E OF 152W. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 13.3N 146.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...AND SEAS 2.5 M TO 4 M FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 142W AND 149W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 13.9N 147.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 146W AND 149W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 143W AND 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 15.9N 151.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 144W AND 157W. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA23 PHFO. 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 .TROUGH 27N154W 23N155W 20N155W MOVING NW 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N158W 27N160W 24N161W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 11N168W 08N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .ITCZ 11N154W 10N162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 165W AND 170W...ANS S OF 04N BETWEEN 147W AND 156W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.