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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SUN NOV 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 11.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 57N174E 952 MB NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DRIFTING E AFTER 18
HOURS. WITHIN 780 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND
600 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S
AND SW OF CENTER. ALSO N OF 36N W OF 158W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 36N W OF 172E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 57N176E 974 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER NEAR 61N168E 990 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M.
ALSO FROM 43N TO 56N BETWEEN 153W AND 167E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N175W. ELSEWHERE S OF 43N W OF A
LINE FROM 30N180W TO 43N165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 61N166W 997
MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE BERING SEA...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH
LOW 58N143W BELOW...WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 47N139W 986 MB MOVING NE 20 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 54N137W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 420 NM
W...S...AND E SEMICIRCLES OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM E
AND NE QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
M...HIGHEST W AND SW OF FIRST CENTER. ALSO S OF 58N BETWEEN 125W
AND 153W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 42N
BETWEEN 153W AND 162W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 55N137W 980
MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOWS DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 54N152W BELOW.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW W OF AREA NEAR 49N151E 980 MB. FROM 35N
TO 49N W OF165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 47N157E 978 MB. FROM 39N TO 48N W
OF 163E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NW OF AREA 53N164E
978 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 5N0168E TO
41N170E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ALSO N OF 33N W OF 177W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 52N W OF 175W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 54N152W 982 MB. FROM 41N TO 56N
BETWEEN 139W AND 153W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 40N BETWEEN 126W AND 139W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N147W 974 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S AND SW
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N143W 982 MB. N OF 54N BETWEEN 137W AND
150W...AND FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 135W AND 173W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 58N
BETWEEN 132W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW S OF AREA NEAR 27N139W 1013 MB. S OF
40N BETWEEN 140W AND 157W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 130W AND 155W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA 29N140W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N
AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 26N143W 1009 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 58N
BETWEEN 131W AND 142W...FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 163W AND
173W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 50N160E TO 48N169E TO 55N165W TO
62N165W TO 64N172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NE OF A LINE FROM 50N130W TO
60N143W...FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 142W AND 161W...FROM 60N TO 64N
W OF ALASKA...AND FROM 53N TO 60N W OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NE OF A LINE FROM 55N154W TO 55N140W
TO 50N132W...FROM 52N TO 65N BETWEEN 156W AND 175W...AND WITHIN
420 NM N AND E OF A LINE FROM 51N163E TO 44N165E TO 33N161E.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 60N164W
TO 63N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF ALASKA.

.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 NOV 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO
12N97W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 11N101W TO 11N98W
TO 13N94W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN N
TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 15N98W
TO 09N103W TO 09N97W TO 10N94W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
24N134W TO 30N129W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N142W 1011 MB. WITHIN 29N137W
TO 29N138W TO 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 28N138W TO 28N136W TO 29N137W
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.05 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 28N137W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO
15N131W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 29N118W TO 30N125W TO 24N127W TO 21N122W TO 18N124W TO
20N108W TO 29N118W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 19N107W TO
18N121W TO 15N140W TO 10N140W TO 11N107W TO 19N107W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. WITHIN
10N107W TO 10N140W TO 00N135W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S102W TO 03N112W
TO 10N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING NW
AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N116W TO 17N120W TO 11N140W TO
10N138W TO 10N101W TO 22N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 10N101W TO 09N127W TO 01N130W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S105W TO 10N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N114W TO 18N117W TO 16N121W TO
13N121W TO 12N118W TO 13N117W TO 16N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 04N95W TO 05N101W TO
05N107W TO 04N116W TO 01N101W TO 02N96W TO 04N95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. WITHIN 00N116W TO
07N122W TO 00N133W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO
00N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN NOV 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10.5N75W TO 08N92W TO 12N108W TO 09.5N122W
TO 10N131W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 08.5N E OF 81.5W...FROM 09N TO 15.5N
BETWEEN 108W AND 115W...AND FROM 08.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND
140W.

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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