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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT NOV 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WITH
METAREA XII:  HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/
(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 0600 UTC NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 53N168E 940 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N W OF 174E
AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF FRONT FROM 56N172E TO 48N178W WINDS 40 TO
55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 60N178W TO 53N172W
TO 43N169W TO 30N175E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N175E 950 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND 960 NM
S QUADRANTS AND 240 NM NE OF FRONT FROM 61N178W TO 57N169W WINDS
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 33N W OF 159W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ALSO S OF 33N W OF 179E WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N176E 973 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED BELOW...N OF 43N W OF 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 M. ALSO...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW...WITHIN 1800 NM S
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 40N146W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 43N144W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 50N BETWEEN 130W AND 164W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 44N139W 986
MB...SECOND CENTER 48N139W 986 MB...AND THIRD NEW CENTER 54N138W
987 MB. FROM 39N TO 56N BETWEEN 130W AND 145W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 58N BETWEEN 126W AND 154W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N143W. ALSO WITHIN
1260 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM
59N151W TO 53N140W TO 38N140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N150W 999 MB MOVING S 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM S AND 300 NM N
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N149W 1005 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 55N153W 974 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S
QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO
57N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6
M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N158W.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. S OF 49N W OF 165E S WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW S OF AREA. S OF 38N BETWEEN 133W AND
153W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE
S OF 38N BETWEEN 127W AND 163W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M
IN MIXED SWELL.

.RESUSPENDED ASH IS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF KATMAI VOLCANO
NEAR 58.28N 154.95W. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ERUPTION. IF MARINERS
ENCOUNTER  VOLCANIC ASH YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE
OBSERVATION WITH THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER BY CALLING
301-683-1520.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
45N160E TO 54N178W AND FROM 45N TO 47N BETWEEN 135W AND 142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM
61N177W TO 57N169W TO 56N167W...FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 164W AND
168W...AND FROM 49N TO 57N BETWEEN 136W AND 143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM
59N162W TO 55N160W TO 52N145W...FROM 60N TO 63N BETWEEN 171W AND
176W...AND N OF 56N W OF 179W.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY BETWEEN ALASKA COAST AND A LINE FROM
57N158W TO 64N172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY BETWEEN ALASKA COAST AND A
LINE FROM 58N158W TO 61N167W TO 64N172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY BETWEEN ALASKA COAST AND A
LINE FROM 61N165W TO 64N172W.

.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 SAT NOV 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 21N125W TO 10N120W TO
21N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N120W TO 21N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N120W
TO 21N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N120W TO 10N140W TO 03N140W
TO 04N128W TO 03N124W TO 06N120W TO 10N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N107W TO 26N117W TO 17N126W TO
15N140W TO 00N135W TO 00N114W TO 18N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 02S109W TO 00N114W TO
00N135W TO 03S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO 02S109W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N101W TO 21N116W TO 12N126W TO
00N132W TO 03.4S106W TO 04N100W TO 11N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N103W TO 10N106W TO 07N111W TO 05N119W TO 02N113W TO
03N107W TO 08N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MERGING NW AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NW SWELL
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WITHIN 00N111W TO 00N117W TO 01N126W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W
TO 00N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NW SWELL
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139.5W TO 30N139W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 M IN W
TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N137W TO 30N135W TO 30N139W TO
29N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N138W TO 29N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO
28N137W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
24N135W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
14N95.5W TO 14N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC SAT NOV 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N75W TO 11N101W TO 08.5N115W. ITCZ FROM
08.5N115W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 08.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN
100W AND 110W AND FROM 07.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 137W.


.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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