High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
781 FZPN02 KWBC 212325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC THU NOV 21 2024 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 23. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW W OF THE AREA 38N154E 984 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 30N TO 40N W OF 164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 35N160E. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF THE AREA 38N154E 986 MB. FROM 34N TO 42N W OF 164E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 37N160E. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N160E 977 MB. FROM 40N TO 42N W OF 165E AND WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 TO 34 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 38N163E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N167E 986 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM NW AND WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 32 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 38N167E. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE...480 NM SE...SW AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST SW AND NW QUADRANTS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N179E 993 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM S...120 NM AND 240 NM SW AND 120 NM AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 40N179E. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 47N BETWEEN 173W AND 172E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 50N136W 984 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 52N137W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N...SE...240 NM SW AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N142W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 45N143W. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N138W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 38N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE...SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 40N135W 998 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW OF A LINE FROM 39N141W TO 44N146W AND WITHIN 360 NM W AND NW OF LINE FROM 44N146W TO 48N145W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 41N148W. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N130W 983 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE...180 NM SW AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N129W 980 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM NE...SE AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM N...300 NM SE...SW AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N131W 986 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM SW AND N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...420 NM SE...660 NM SW AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N176E 996 MB MOVING NE 15 KT THROUGH 12 HOURS THEN TURNING NW. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND W OF A LINE FROM 44N179E TO 53N167E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 43N175E. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NE...780 NM SE...480 NM SW AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N172E 995 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM E AND SE AND 90 NM AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 58N176E 993 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NE...600 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 39N173W 1000 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...720 NM SE...540 NM SW AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N168W 1000 MB. WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A FRONT FROM 44N171W TO THE LOW TO 36N158W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N...NE...900 NM SE...540 NM SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N160W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 50N175W TO THE LOW TO 34N155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 38N160W. ...GALE WARNING... .E OF A LINE FROM 36N123W TO 39N125W AREA OF SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM 39N125W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 38N123W TO 30N132W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING N OF 62N E OF 170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62 W OF 170W. .24 HOUR FORERCAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 52N166E TO 49N170E AND FROM 47N TO 50N BETWEEN 180W AND 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 52N W OF 178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 60N W OF 170W. .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 1800 UTC THU NOV 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 23. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT W OF AREA NEAR 30N141W. N OF 28N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 28N132W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 25N130W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 29N130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 28N130W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 121W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU NOV 21... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO A 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 15N102W TO 12N115W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 12N115W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. ELSEWHERE, CONVECTION IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME. .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 21 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 22 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 23 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N173W 23N179W 20N170E MOVING E 20 KT. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 179E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N161W 26N171W 24N170E. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N144W 26N161W 25N178W. .FRONT 30N138W 25N145W 25N151W MOVING WSW 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 24N141W 26N153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N125W 23N140W. .TROUGH 22N140W 17N147W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N165E 26N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 28N160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF 135W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 30N168E 27N174E 28N175E 30N178E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N179W 21N167E 21N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 30N155W 26N140W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 176E AND 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF LINE 30N179E 28N178W 30N174W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N169W 16N178E 13N164W 10N164W 07N176E 12N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 30N153W 25N146W 25N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N179W 24N170E 19N160E 09N160E 13N168W 24N172W 26N146W 21N145W 22N140W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 30N173E 28N160E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N140W 08N151W 07N160W 07N172W 06N179W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 161W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ E OF 152W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 165E AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.