High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
011 FZPN01 KWBC 040946 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SUN JAN 04 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JAN 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 06. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N170E 956 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M. ALSO FROM 38N TO 53N BETWEEN 173W AND 165E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 58N W OF 167W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. OTHERWISE S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS W OF 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 58N179W 952 MB. FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 160W AND 173E...AND N OF 59N W OF 172W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M...HIGHEST S OF MEAN CENTER. ALSO N OF 44N BETWEEN 147W AND 166E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N173E TO 50N150W TO 59N157W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER INLAND 659N157W 969 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 780 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ALSO N OF 45N BETWEEN 128W AND 174E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 40N W OF 133W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N162E 970 MB. FROM 35N TO 46N W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N165E 991 MB. FROM 37N TO 48N W OF 172E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N170E 989 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE. ...STORM WARNING... .30 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 59N150W 968 MB. S OF ALASKA N OF 48N BETWEEN 136W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST SEAS TO THE W. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N147W 966 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND E OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 59N142W TO 56N138W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N144W 973 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N134W 995 MB MOVING E 20 KT THEN TURNING NE AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N129W. ELSEWHERE S OF 53N BETWEEN 122W AND 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 52N149W 1002 MB MOVING SE 45 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N132W 1002 MB. WITHIN 600 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N127W 1008 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW S OF AREA 28N160W 1018 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED S OF AREA. S OF 33N BETWEEN 153W AND 172W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS S OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 40N160E 998 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 40N160E 993 MB. FROM 33N TO 44N W OF 174E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA AND N OF 56N BETWEEN 133W AND 162W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA AND N OF 58N BETWEEN ALASKA COAST AND 163W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA AND N OF 56N BETWEEN 131W AND 162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF 161W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N W OF ALASKA AND FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 151W AND 154W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W...N OF 52N BETWEEN 135W AND 146W...WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 50N148W TO 62N175W...AND 40N TO 56N W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG S OF ALASKA N OF 48N BETWEEN 134W AND 160W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA S OF 173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NE OF A LINE FROM 49N132W TO 60N144W...WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 56N160W...AND WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF 54N. .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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 4. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 5. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 6. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 14N122W TO 15N123W TO 16N127W TO 14N130W TO 11N129W TO 11N124W TO 14N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N140W TO 14N140W TO 20N129W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 07N140W TO 14N122W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N116W TO 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 13N119W TO 23N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N94.5W 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. .36 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 0900 UTC SUN JAN 4... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N85W TO 05N95W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO 10N125W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N EAST OF 85W. .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$