


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
159 FZPN01 KWBC 032142 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC THU APR 03 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC APR 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 05. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 45N161W 972 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM E...840 NM S...AND 720 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 240 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 49N159W TO 47N147W TO 42N139W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N153W 970 MB. WITHIN 720 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM W AND 960 NM E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N154W 979 MB. WITHIN 780 NM SE...1020 NM S...660 NM SW...AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS...AND NE OF A LINE FROM 59N149W TO 55N140W TO 52N134W TO 49N130W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 45N151E 996 MB MOVING N 10 KT. BETWEEN 50N AND A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 42N170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 47N151E 990 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 49N160E TO 43N180W AND WITHIN 420 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 44N165E TO 37N160E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 48N158E 995 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S QUADRANT...WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 52N165E TO 48N173E TO 44N177W...AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF A LINE FROM 42N172E TO 33N164E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 33N TO 40N E OF 125W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 138W AND 150W...FROM 40N TO 60N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W...AND FROM 40N TO 50N W OF 170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 55N BETWEEN 135W AND 145W...FROM 45N TO 64N BETWEEN 155W AND 172W...AND FROM 40N TO 50N W OF 178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 60N BETWEEN 158W AND 170W AND FROM 40N TO 54N W OF 178W. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 59N175W TO 56N170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N176W TO 56N168W. .FORECASTER ACHORN. 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 1800 UTC THU APR 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 05. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU APR 3... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS WESTWARD FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 06N93W TO 06N110W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N110W TO 00N130W TO 05S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...FROM 00N TO 02N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W... FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W...AND FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W. .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$