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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC THU NOV 13 2025

CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 15.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 40N129W 992 MB MOVING NE 10 KT AND
SECOND LOW 47N127W 996 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM W
SEMICIRCE OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...480 NM SE...1020 NM SW AND 660 NM
NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM OF MAIN LOW CENTER...EXCEPT 1260 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N129W 994 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E AND 240 NM
W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M...EXCEPT 3.5 TO 6
M IN NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND
WITHIN 840 NM SW AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 M...EXCEPT TO 3 M IN NW QUADRANT. ALSO WITHIN 420 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...AND 360 NM SE AND 960 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINSHED.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 50N177W 988 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 900 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 1200 NM SW QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 180 NM
SE OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 37N177E TO 30N168E WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 56N172W 976 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 54N1641W 982 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW...480 NM
NE...1380 NM SE AND 780 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...EXCEPT N SEMICIRCLE TO 2.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW...840 NM NE...1560 NM SE AND 960 NM
SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N159W 988 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 58N152W 988 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF
MAIN CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
420 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 900 NM SW QUADRANT OF MAIN CENTER
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 540 NM
NE...840 NM SE...840 NM SE AND 780 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 32N156E 1001 MB. FROM 30N
TO 34N W OF 165W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N175E 992 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT TO 4 M IN N
SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW...600 NM NE...720 NM SE
AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ALSO
WITHIN 720 NM NE...900 NM SE AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 49N159E 992 MB. WITHIN 240
NM NE AND 900 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 960 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N168E 980 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N170E 976 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE...840 NM
SE AND 1020 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
M...HIGHEST IN SE AND SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM
NE...1020 NM SE AND 1320 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N170W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...780 NM SE AND 1140 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M
IN NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE AND 720 NM SE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DESCRIBED WITH SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA NEAR 55N165E 983 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 900 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 1140 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DESCRIBED WITH SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 56N149W 1001 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N137W 1000 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N136W 1001 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 300
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 360 NM NW...120 NM NE...780 NM SE AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
ALASKA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A FRONT FROM 58N155W TO 59N165W TO 60N178W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH SECOND STORM WARNING
IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 52N
BETWEEN 152W AND 172W AND FROM 60N TO 63N BETWEEN 168W AND 174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 143W ANDE
158W AND FROM 54N TO 60N BETWEEN 161W AND 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER HOLLEY. 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 0600 UTC THU NOV 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W
TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 08N89W TO 16N95W TO 13N102W
TO 14N115W TO 04N111W TO 03.4S97W TO 08N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO
15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W
TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 10N99W TO 09N99W TO
09N97W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO
13N96W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 09N99W TO 09N97W TO 13N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N140W
TO 23N140W TO 28N133W TO 28N127W TO 30N126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N115W TO 14N127W TO
20N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N124W TO 06N117W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 20N134W. WITHIN 30N123W
TO 30N140W TO 16N140W TO 24N128W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 05N127W TO
06N132W TO 05N137W TO 00N140W TO 00N126W TO 05N127W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 20N126W. WITHIN
30N115W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 17N127W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N89W TO 10N91W TO 09N90W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0900 UTC THU NOV 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N105W. ITCZ FROM 07N105W TO
BEYOND
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 11N AND E OF 99W...FROM
06N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 117W...FROM 07N TO 11N AND W OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC NOV 13 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 14 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 15 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FOR
DETAILS SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU UNDER
AWIPS HEADER HFOCWFHFO AND WMO HEADER FZHW50 PHFO. SEE MORE WINDS
BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 25 KT OR LESS. SEE MORE WINDS
BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N177E 26N172E 25N160E MOVING ENE 15 N OF 26N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 27N178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.FRONT 30N170E 28N163E 27N160E MOVING NE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.TROUGH 12N157W 06N160W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH S OF 13N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N163W 08N166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N165E 27N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF FRONT.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N 16N E OF 166W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 16N BETWEEN
154W AND 161W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 4 TO 5 M WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 30N142W
TO 20N161W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AREA 30N140W
24N140W 10N153W 08N179W 22N173W 30N165W 30N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
N OF A LINE FROM 30N170E TO 26N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M BOUNDED BY AREA 30N140W 17N140W
08N167W 10N178W 30N156W 30N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 26N BETWEEN
178W AND 162E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M E OF OF A LINE FROM 30N141W
TO 24N155W TO 15N159W TO 12N140W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 10N140W 09N154W...AND 07N161W 06N179W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF ITCZ W OF 161W.

$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.