High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
680 FZPN02 KWBC 060525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC SAT SEP 06 2025 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 0000 UTC SEP 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 08. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 55N179W 983 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 61N BETWEEN 160W AND 171E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N171W 991 MB. FROM 48N TO 64N BETWEEN 152W AND 179E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N169W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N162W 999 MB. FROM 52N TO 63N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N165W. ...GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 40N158E 993 MB. FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 160E AND 165E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N162E 996 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 46N166E TO 41N176E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N170E 995 MB. FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 175W AND 164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 37N159E 974 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 160E AND 166E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N160E 979 MB. FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 160E AND 168E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N168E 993 MB. FROM 33N TO 45N BETWEEN 176W AND 162E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 160E AND 175E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 169W AND 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 46N BETWEEN 162E AND 169E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 48N BETWEEN 179W AND 167E. .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 0000 UTC SAT SEP 6. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 7. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 8. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.9N 138.7W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N137W TO 17N140W TO 14N140W TO 12N138W TO 12N137W TO 14N136W TO 18N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N133W TO 18N134W TO 20N140W TO 15N137W TO 11N140W TO 10N136W TO 16N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO W OF THE AREA NEAR 16.1N 142.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 18N137W TO 19N137W TO 20N140W TO 12N140W TO 15N138W TO 18N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO FURTHER W OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N117W TO 08N119W TO 07N119W TO 07N119W TO 07N118W TO 07N117W TO 08N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N117W TO 09N117W TO 09N120W TO 07N122W TO 06N122W TO 06N118W TO 08N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S106.5W TO 03S107.5W TO 03S110W TO 03.4S110.5W TO 03.4S106W TO 03S106.5W 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 0320 UTC SAT SEP 6... .MAJOR HURRICANE KIKO CENTERED NEAR 14.9N 138.7W...NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS NEAR 106W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 16N110W TO 14N128W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 96W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODOERATE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 129W. .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 06 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 07 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 08 2025. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.9N 138.7W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 16.1N 142.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.8N 145.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 7 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N158W 29N161W MOVING SE 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W 25N157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N154W 25N160W. .FRONT 30N175E 27N170E 25N167E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 27N170E 25N165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170E 25N168E 10N170E. .FRONT 30N165E 28N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 27N160E 30N165E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 12N140W 10N145W. ITCZ 10N150W 08N157W 08N162W 05N180W 09N169E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH AND ITCZ. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 165E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 22N180W 15N170E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.