High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
672 FZPN02 KWBC 060525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC SUN SEP 06 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W 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 51N167W 995 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 360 NM SE...60 NM AND 240 NM S AND 90 NM AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N170W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE...540 NM SE...480 NM S...360 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N159W 1002 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM NE AND 120 NM AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 51N157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 58N165W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF THE AREA 45N171E 1001 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 37N TO 45N W OF 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N177W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 300 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 58N165W 998 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM SE...90 NM AND 420 NM S...180 NM AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 30N TO 55N E OF 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 57N E OF 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST S OF 32N E OF 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 42N E OF 133W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 57N177E 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. IN THE BERING SEA WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 58N W OF 160W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N179E 1001 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .N OF 55N E OF 145W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 45N169W 1015 MB. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 37N176W TO LOW CENTER TO 49N162W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 150W AND 162W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 53N165W TO 51N174W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 54N155W TO 56N145W TO THE COAST OF ALASKA....FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN 165W AND 177W AND N OF 64N W OF 167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 49N156W TO 54N148W AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 SUN SEP 6. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 7. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 8. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 22.6N 121.3W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 140 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N117W TO 27N122W TO 24N126W TO 20N125W TO 19N121W TO 20N117W TO 23N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 26N113W TO 22N123W TO 30N134W TO 20N135W TO 10N124W TO 13N115W TO 26N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.0N 122.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N120W TO 30N124W TO 29N127W TO 22N129W TO 20N123W TO 22N120W TO 26N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30N116W TO 26N129W TO 30N136W TO 19N139W TO 14N121W TO 20N115W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 25.2N 125.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30N124W TO 26N128W TO 30N129W TO 25N133W TO 22N129W TO 25N122W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 15N131W TO 10N126W TO 13N118W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED WATERS. 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. TROPICAL STORM KARINA WELL W OF AREA. WITHIN 27N136W TO 29N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N136W TO 20N135W TO 27N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE MARIE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN SEP 6... .HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 12N112W...FROM 13N125W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 15N E OF 113W...FROM 01N TO 14N W OF 120W. .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 06 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 07 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 08 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.7N 163.4W 942 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT ...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 24N BETWEEN 172W AND 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 15.5N 164.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 19.7N 162.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 170W AND 158W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 155W. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 22.0N 143.9W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE ...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 22.8N 145.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 150W AND 144W WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 MN OF 18N E OF 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.3N 149.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 155W AND 147W WITH SEAS TO 5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 155W. 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 .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 167W AND 158W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 175W AND 160W... AND FROM 02N TO 07N W OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 170W... AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 165W AND 147W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W TO 10N152W...AND 08N180W TO 07N173W TO 08N162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 05N TO TROUGH BETWEEN 165W AND 160W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 160W AND 155W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.