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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC SUN AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 1200 UTC AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 57N179W 984 MB NEARLY STATIONARY WILL MOVE NE
AFTER 24 HOURS. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 180
NM NE AND E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 64N170W TO 61N166W
TO 55N166W TO 50N166W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 47N BETWEEN 158W AND 168E...AND WITHIN
150 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 47N167W TO
39N174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 57N179E
990 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF MAIN CENTER...EXCEPT NE
QUADRANT...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 51N BETWEEN 155W AND 170W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 61N172W
1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 300 NM
S AND SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N161E 1007 MB MOVING E 25 KT WILL TURN NE AFTER
24 HOURS. WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N176E 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF
LOW CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS...WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 42N
BETWEEN 167W AND 162E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N172W 1001 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N
AND NE...300 NM SE AND NW...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 52N
BETWEEN 160W AND 178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 45N156E 1000 MB.
FROM 39N TO 47N BETWEEN 165E AND 160E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 36N179E 1009 MB MOVING NE
15 KT WITH A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 35N166E TO MEAN CENTER
TO 39N174W. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF FRONT...AND WITHIN
240 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS...WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N173W 1010 MB WITH CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED WITH LOW 37N176E IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
42N172W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 37N154W 1004 MB MOVING E
10 KT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AFTER 24 HOURS. FROM 32N
TO 43N BETWEEN 141W AND 161W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N150W 1007 MB. FROM 31N TO 46N
BETWEEN 141W AND 155W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO TO
3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N150W 1010 MB. FROM 32N TO 45N
BETWEEN 141W AND 154W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.

.N OF 52N E OF 139W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 48N TO 58N BETWEEN 129W AND
138W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 47N TO 59N BETWEEN 133W AND
141W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.FROM 32N TO 39N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W AREA OF NW TO
N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 121W AND
126W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 122W AND
127W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 56N176W TO 61N168W OVER THE BERING SEA...AND WITHIN
120 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 43N170W TO 51N167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 48N BETWEEN 154W AND
162W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 39N178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN 155W
AND 170W...AND FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 164E AND 160E.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.4N 123.1W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
31 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N122W TO
17N123W TO 16N125W TO 15N125W TO 14N123W TO 15N122W TO 16N122W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.4N 126.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...10 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4.0 M OR GREATER WITHIN
30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N125.5W TO 15.5N126W TO 15N126.5W TO 14.5N126W
TO 14.5N125.5W TO 15N125.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N126W TO 17N127W TO 15N128W TO 14N126W
TO 15N124W TO 18N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.2N 129.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 15
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N129W TO
17N131W TO 15N131W TO 14N130W TO 14N129W TO 16N129W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N128W TO
18N131W TO 17N132W TO 15N131W TO 13N129W TO 16N128W TO 17N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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 08N103W TO 06N111W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S87W TO
08N103W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N101W TO 07N108W TO 00N123W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 07N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N107W TO 08N114W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S97W TO 11N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N96W TO 16N98W TO 16N100W TO 14N100W
TO 14N99W TO 14N97W TO 15N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N104W 1009 MB. WITHIN 17N101W TO 18N103W TO 18N104W TO 16N104W
TO 16N102W TO 16N100W TO 17N101W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17.5N108.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 19N104W TO 20N106W TO 19N109W TO
17N108W TO 18N105W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN AUG 31...

.TROPICAL STORM KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO
17N
BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 12N91W TO 11N110W TO 13N115W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N E OF
89W...FROM 08N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W...AND FROM 08N TO
12N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 31 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 01 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 02 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 15N156W 1010MB. TROUGH 16N154W TO LOW TO 12N158W NEARLY
STATIONARY. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM W OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENS TO TROUGH FROM 15158W TO 13N158W
11N159W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N177W 11N177W.

.LOW 13N173W 1010MB. TROUGH 16N170W 15N172W TO LOW TO 12N174W
08N171W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 15N158W. TROUGH 16N168W TO LOW TO 12N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14N162W. TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 30N155W 29N160W 29N168W 30N170W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N154W 29N160W 29N168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 30N150W 28N153W 27N158W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N149W 28N153W 28N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N148W 27N157W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA.

.ITCZ 09N140W 09N146W 10N150W...11N158W 11N161W 10N164W 10N168W...
AND 11N177W 9N176E 10N171E 11N165E. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM
OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.