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010 FZPN01 KWBC 132134 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC MON OCT 13 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 1800 UTC OCT 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 15. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NAKRI NEAR 34.3N 149.1E AT 2100 UTC OCT 13 MOVING E 085 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...125 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 115 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER W OF AREA WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NAKRI NEAR 35.1N 159.4E. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 70 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 167E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE NAKRI 37N184E 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 175W AND 165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 42N170E 997 MB MOVING NE 35 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 44N W OF 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N175E 989 MB. FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN 178E AND 172E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N173W 957 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE...240 NM SW...120 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM N...NE...AND E OF FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 51N170W TO 48N167W TO 42N170W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ALSO FROM 39N TO 55N W OF 159W AND WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S OF A FRONT FROM 39N172W TO 37N177W TO 36N177E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N161W 967 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 62N BETWEEN 138W AND 173E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...EXCEPT S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 41N TO 55N BETWEEN 155W AND 175W SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 50N168E 992 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM 42N TO 51N W OF 175E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N175E 981 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N179W 977 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N161W DESCRIBED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 42N124W 1003 MB MOVING S 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 40N124W 1002 MB MOVING S 10 KT. FROM 33N TO 50N BETWEEN 123W AND 138W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 36N122W 1004 MB. S OF 48N BETWEEN 119W AND 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. S OF 34N BETWEEN 118W AND 142W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 59N153W 996 MB MOVING NE 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 60N148W 1000 MB MOVING N 10 KT. N OF 54N BETWEEN 136W AND 155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 142W AND 159W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 54N180W 992 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 164W AND 173E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N171W 995 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 60N143W 999 MB. FROM 49N TO 60N BETWEEN 137W AND 148W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL INLAND. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N167E 1001 MB. N OF 40N W OF 169E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 37N156W 1019 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 145W AND 154W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE...S OF 58N W OF 152W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 42N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE...S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND MAINLAND ALASKA BETWEEN 150W AND 160E WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE...FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 147W AND 168E WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 46N155W TO 50N154W TO 54N147W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVING. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 49N BETWEEN 145W AND 148W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 59N178W TO 63N173W. .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 1800 UTC MON OCT 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 15. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N125W TO 29N124W TO 28N121W TO 28N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124.5W TO 30N129.5W TO 29.5N128W TO 29.5N126W TO 30N125W TO 30N124.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N134W TO 28N130W TO 29N126W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N139W TO 25N134W TO 25N125W TO 28N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC MON OCT 13... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 12N92W TO 09N127W. ITCZ FROM 09N127W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W...AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W. .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$