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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT AUG 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 AUG 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KROSA NEAR 42.7N 164.5E.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUST 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE...120 NM SE...110 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE...90 NM SE...240 NM SW...120 NM NW
QUADRANTS SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 46N W OF 170W WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 56N178E 984 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 720 NM S AND 420
NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST S
OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N179E 991 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N177W 995 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 43N177W 1011 MB MOVING NE 30 KT
AND SECOND CENTER 40N179E 1009 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM
SE OF A LINE FROM 48N164W TO 46N174W TO 41N177E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 50N159W 1012 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S
AND SE OF A LINE FROM 50N153W TO 49N163W TO 43N175W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N143W 1008 MB. FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN
136W AND 163W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.LOW 35N174E 1007 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. S OF 37N BETWEEN 178E AND
170E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N177E 1008 MB. FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN
176W AND 173E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N178W 1011 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N169E 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 55N
BETWEEN 156W AND 168W...AND WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF A LINE
FROM 54N170W TO 57N175W TO 58N178E TO 55N177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 49N BETWEEN 152W AND
172W...AND FROM 49N TO 53N W OF 177E...AND N OF 61N W OF 168W
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
48N142W TO 42N167W...AND FROM 40N TO 47N W OF 164E...AND FROM
49N TO 53N W OF 176W...AND FROM 53N TO 61N BETWEEN 169W AND
176W.

.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GIL NEAR 17.4N 126.8W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 02
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...270
NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N123W TO 21N125W TO 21N129W TO 19N129W TO
16N127W TO 15N123W TO 20N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N120W TO 25N129W TO 07N129W TO 14N117W
TO 24N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 19.9N 132.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N129W
TO 23N133W TO 23N135W TO 20N135W TO 18N133W TO 20N129W TO 22N129W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
22N123W TO 27N129W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO 09N132W TO 12N126W TO
22N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GIL NEAR 21.1N 135.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL GIL NEAR 22.0N 138.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N136W TO
25N138W TO 25N140W TO 21N140W TO 21N139W TO 22N136W TO 23N136W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
25N131W TO 29N140W TO 22N137W TO 21N140W TO 11N140W TO 13N136W TO
25N131W 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 25N132W TO 25N140W TO 12N140W TO 13N132W TO 17N130W TO
25N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GIL.

.WITHIN 02N91W TO 08N95W TO 07N101W TO 03.4S99W TO 01S91W TO
03.4S84W TO 02N91W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S86W TO 01S106W TO 01N121W TO 00N125W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S83W TO 02S86W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N105W TO 00N111W TO 03.4S118W TO
03.4S102W TO 00N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW
SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N116W TO 17N117W TO 16N120W TO
14N120W TO 12N120W TO 13N116W TO 16N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N117W TO 17N120W TO 16N121W TO
13N121W TO 13N118W TO 14N117W TO 17N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0840 UTC SAT AUG 2...

.HURRICANE GIL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 09N109W TO 12N113W. IT RESUMES
FROM 12N128W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W...AND FROM 06N TO 18N
BETWEEN 102W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.