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703 FZPN01 KWBC 081024 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC WED OCT 08 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. 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 OCT 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...TYPHOON WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST TYPHOON HALONG NEAR 34.9N 155.3E MOVING NE OR 75 DEG AT 29 KTS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUST 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...150 NM SE...160 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER W OF AREA. ELSEWHERE S OF 37N W OF 163E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...STORM WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. N OF 40N W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 51N156E 969 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 52N163E TO 47N167E TO 45N167E AND FROM 42N TO 46N W OF 165E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST W OF 165E. ELSEWHERE N OF 37N W OF 173E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 53N166E 965 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM NE QUADRANT AND 660 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M...HIGHEST S SEMICIRCLE. ALSO FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 164W AND 177W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW NW OF AREA 65N177W 967 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 840 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF A LINE FROM 52N169W TO 42N172W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ALSO N OF 53N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF AREA. N OF 58N W OF ALASKA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 41N175W TO 37N178E TO 31N168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 38N177W 1014 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N172W 1006 MB. FROM 37N TO 46N BETWEEN 169W AND 176W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 48N BETWEEN 165W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N171W 1004 MB. FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 163W AND 173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 34N TO 42N BETWEEN 126W AND 161W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 145W AND 161W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 42N BETWEEN 149W AND 164W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN 125W AND 145W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N126W 1009 MB. FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 129W AND 142W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N129W 1008 MB. FROM 40N TO 52N BETWEEN 135W AND 148W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 145W AND 150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N179E 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 49N TO 52N BETWEEN 168W AND 175W. .FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 WED OCT 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 21.0N 112.0W 968 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 08 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N108W TO 24N116W TO 21N116W TO 17N114W TO 17N111W TO 20N108W TO 22N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 12.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N106W TO 28N116W TO 22N120W TO 11N114W TO 13N102W TO 23N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 22.9N 114.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N112W TO 27N117W TO 23N120W TO 21N117W TO 21N113W TO 22N111W TO 25N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N118W TO 23N123W TO 16N120W TO 17N106W TO 18N104W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA NEAR 24.2N 115.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PRISCILLA NEAR 25.5N 115.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N114W TO 28N117W TO 26N119W TO 25N119W TO 24N118W TO 25N114W TO 27N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N112W TO 30N119W TO 25N123W TO 13N116W TO 11N110W TO 26N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.2N 117.3W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 08 MOVING E OR 080 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...20 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N115W TO 16N117W TO 16N119W TO 14N120W TO 13N118W TO 13N116W TO 14N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N115W TO 20N120W TO 14N122W TO 11N119W TO 11N114W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OCTAVE NEAR 16.6N 113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 17N112W TO 17N115W TO 15N115W TO 15N114W TO 15N112W TO 16N111W TO 17N112W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N107W TO 17N110W TO 16N119W TO 11N117W TO 10N111W TO 12N108W TO 16N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OCTAVE NEAR 17.4N 109.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 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. .LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N94.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N98W 1006 MB. WITHIN 16N97W TO 18N103W TO 16N107W TO 12N105W TO 10N99W TO 11N95W TO 16N97W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16.5N103.5W 1005 MB. WITHIN 15N97W TO 19N104W TO 19N110W TO 10N109W TO 11N98W TO 15N97W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES... WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .WITHIN 01S98W TO 00N107W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S88W TO 01S98W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S117W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S113W TO 02S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED OCT 8... .HURCN PRISCILLA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W. .T.S. OCTAVE...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 120W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 13N99W...THEN RESUMES W OF T.S. OCTAVE NEAR 14N121W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 10N AND E OF 103W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG MONSOON TROUGH W OF 121W. .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$