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Issued by NWS
570 FZPN01 KWBC 121622 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC WED MAR 12 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 14. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 46N179W 985 MB MOVING NE 20 KT AND SECOND CENTER 50N179E 987 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S AND W SEMICIRCLES...AND 600 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER AND WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 26 FT...HIGHEST SW OF FIRST CENTER. ALSO FROM 32N TO 55N BETWEEN 154W AND 167E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 50N W OF 174W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 50N170W 985 MB AND SECOND CENTER 53N161W 981 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. ALSO FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 145W AND 180W...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...AND FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 173W AND 173E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 166W AND 176E AND FROM 33N TO 40N BETWEEN 138W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 52N151W 986 MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 47N134W 992 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER AND WITHIN 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST S OF FIRST CENTER. ALSO WITHIN 660 NM N OF A LINE FROM 33N123W TO 45N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 55N BETWEEN 140W AND 172W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 37N127W 1000 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT AND 420 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 50N150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 130W AND 156W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. S OF 40N E OF 137W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 47N134W ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N169E 1006 MB MOVING S 25 KT. N OF 50N W OF 172E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY NEW LOW 43N173E 1012 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N171W 1012 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 46N148E 996 MB. FROM 33N TO 51N W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 47N152E 988 MB. S OF 53N W OF 173E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N178W 1000 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N173W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 55N BETWEEN 168W AND 178E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 175W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 58N160W TO 57N180W TO 46N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 163W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 57N158W TO 57N180W TO 50N164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 162W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 57N158W TO 52N165W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 50N127W 989 MB MOVING E 15 KT. E OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 46N125W TO 37N127W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 54N142W 992 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 135W AND 159W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N138W 996 MB. FROM 40N TO 52N E OF 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N150W TO 55N180W...N OF 57N W OF 170W...AND FROM 42N TO 51N W OF 165E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 46N140W TO 55N180W AND N OF 57N W OF 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 56N BETWEEN 134W AND 179W...FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 166W AND 173W...AND WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 45N170E TO 50N160E. .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 1200 UTC WED MAR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 29N138W TO 29N136W TO 30N132W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N135W TO 30N131W TO 29N138W TO 29N140W TO 24N140W TO 28N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N124W TO 29N124W TO 29N123W TO 30N122W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 22N137W TO 27N125W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N115W TO 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 15N130W TO 26N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N128W TO 24N138W TO 11N129W TO 18N116W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N109W TO 22N110W TO 22N115W TO 16N118W TO 14N113W TO 15N113W TO 19N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22.5N110W TO 23N110.5W TO 22N110.5W TO 21.5N110W TO 21.5N109.5W TO 22N109.5W TO 22.5N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N108W TO 22N110W TO 20N112W TO 17N108W TO 18N106W TO 19N106W TO 20N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N129W TO 15N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N131W TO 10N133W TO 10N128W TO 15N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N133W TO 12N136W TO 14N136W TO 14N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N135W TO 11N133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N119W TO 15N132W TO 20N140W TO 09N134W TO 05N140W TO 07N117W TO 15N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N113W TO 14N117W TO 15N140W TO 01N140W TO 05N131W TO 05N123W TO 09N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N108.5W TO 24.5N109W TO 24.5N109.5W TO 24N109.5W TO 23.5N109W TO 23.5N108.5W TO 24N108.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC WED MAR 12... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 01N85W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 01N85W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE SOUTH OF 02N BETWEEN 87W AND 105W. .FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$