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109 FZPN01 KWBC 172137 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC MON NOV 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC NOV 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 19. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 43N165W 1004 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND SECOND CENTER 46N171W 1002 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 162W AND 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST ALONG 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 48N153W 992 MB. FROM 30N TO 51N BETWEEN 146W AND 171W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N147W 987 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N142W 974 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 48N133W...AND FROM 44N TO 54N BETWEEN 139W AND 147W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 60N BETWEEN 126W AND 151W...AND FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 145W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...EXCEPT WITHIN 900 NM S QUADRANT SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 49N148E 966 MB MOVING E 20 KT. N OF 34N W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 49N151E 964 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S OF A FRONT FROM 45N164E TO 40N160E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 50N162E 966 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 54N170E 965 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S OF A FRONT FROM 48N180W TO 41N170E...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 173W AND 170E...AND W OF A LINE FROM 40N171W TO 53N173W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M...HIGHEST IN S QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 50N172E 966 MB...AND SECOND CENTER 58N175W 967 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 178E AND 166E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 34N173E TO 46N172W TO 54N172W...FROM 56N TO 64N W OF 157W...AND FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 155W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M...EXCEPT E OF 180W SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N168E 998 MB. FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 170E AND 164E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N168W 973 MB WITH FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 41N175W TO 33N170E. WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 36N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM SE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 540 NM E AND SE OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .INLAND LOW 39N123W 1006 MB MOVING S 15 KT. FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 121W AND 132W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N122W 1012 MB. FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED S OF AREA. FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 59N144W 992 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 45N TO 61N BETWEEN 134W AND 147W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 52N156W 998 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 45N TO 58N BETWEEN 149W AND 162W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N142W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N168W 964 MB MOVING N 10 KT. N OF 48N BETWEEN 162W AND 175W...AND N OF 57N W OF 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N168W 975 MB. NE OF A LINE FROM 56N164W TO 61N176W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS N OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N176E 980 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 175W AND 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 48N153W. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N164W TO 46N164E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 53N BETWEEN 139W AND 156W...N OF 60N W OF 166W...AND FROM 48N TO 56N W OF 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 59N BETWEEN 140W AND 146W...FROM 48N TO 56N BETWEEN 159W AND 170E...AND N OF 57N W OF 162W. .FORECASTER KELLS. 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 1800 UTC MON NOV 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 26N130W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT AND E OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 22N130W TO 23N140W. N OF FRONT AND E OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 22N130W. N OF FRONT E OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON NOV 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 12N95W TO A 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 08N105W TO 08N107W. THE ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 08N107W TO 08N120W AND BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS PRESENT FROM 06N TO 10N WEST OF 125W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.