FZPN01 KWBC 091600
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC THU JAN 09 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 48N177E 960 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 TO 42 FT. ALSO FROM 41N TO 51N BETWEEN
170W AND 170E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 540 NM NE...1020 NM SE...480 NM SW...AND 360 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N170W 964 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...WITHIN 600 NM SW AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND N OF
50N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 24
FT...EXCEPT IN BERING SEA SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 61N171W 975
MB. WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 39N168E 1002 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. S OF 40N W OF 170E WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N173W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N168W 980 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. ALSO FROM 37N TO
46N BETWEEN 157W AND 171W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 50N BETWEEN 150W AND 175E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N163W 968 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 60 TO 75 KT. SEAS 27 TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N155W 972 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 TO 47 FT. ALSO WITHIN 540 NM E...780
NM SE...AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 32
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45N160W TO
60N140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 52N146W 972 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 40 FT. ALSO WITHIN 360 NM NE AND
480 NM NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 780 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 137W AND 164W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N142W 993 MB.  WITHIN 600 NM SE AND S
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 33N
BETWEEN 126W AND 150W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 57N155W ABOVE.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 56N152W 973 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N AND E OF A
FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER TO 58N150W TO 59N145W TO 58N140W
TO 53N133W TO 50N131W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE N AND E OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 60N142W ABOVE.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 41N160E 980
MB. FROM 34N TO 42N W OF 172E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 45N W OF 176E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 47N175W 966
MB. WITHIN 480 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS AND FROM 36N TO 42N BETWEEN
170W AND 175E WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 36 FT. ALSO FROM 34N
TO 50N BETWEEN 160W AND 173E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 50N BETWEEN 160W AND 170E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 17 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 57N176W 986 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND W
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 54N170W
ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N165E 1002 MB. S OF 46N W OF 170E WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 170W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 59N165W
TO 57N175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
172W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 59N169W TO 59N179E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 132W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS FROM 46N TO 52N
BETWEEN 128W AND 135W...NW OF A LINE FROM 52N150W TO 57N145W TO
58N140W...N AND E OF A LINE FROM 55N164W TO 59N170W TO
57N175E...AND FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 165W AND 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE BERING SEA N OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS BETWEEN 160W AND 170E...FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 152W AND
158W...FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 153W AND 170W...AND FROM 40N TO
44N W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 46N180W TO 53N160W...AND N OF 61N W OF 170W.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 1200 UTC THU JAN 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO
16N96W TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 12N94W TO 15N94W TO 12N96W TO 14N97W TO 12N99W TO 10N97W
TO 12N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N97W TO 10N98W TO 09N101W TO 08N101W
TO 05N100W TO 05N98W TO 08N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MERGING N TO NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 35 KT AND SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 06N134W TO 16N126W TO
20N111W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 19N137W TO
22N140W TO 12N140W TO 13N139W TO 16N137W TO 19N137W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO
11N131W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL. WITHIN 20N108W TO 26N118W TO 20N122W TO 22N130W TO
11N130W TO 13N116W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N120W TO 24N128W TO 30N126W TO
30N140W TO 06N140W TO 11N120W TO 18N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 18N111W TO 24N117W TO
18N120W TO 11N120W TO 12N111W TO 16N105W TO 18N111W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 09N90W TO 09N89W TO 08N88W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR
30N114W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N111W TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO
24N111W TO 24N110W TO 25N110W TO 27N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1440 UTC THU JAN 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM COSTA RICA NEAR 09N83.5W TO 06N95W TO
07N106W TO 05N127W. ITCZ FROM 05N127W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W. WIDELY
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W...AND
FROM 04N TO 17N BETWEEN 103W AND 123W.

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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