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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC MON AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.3N 174.8W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 24
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 30N W OF 168W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 34.5N 176.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150
NM NE...180 NM SE...150 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS
TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 40N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 35.6N 177.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150
S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 42N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 64N176W 988 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN
240 NM NE AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF THE AREA 72N161W. IN THE BERING SEA N
OF 52N BETWEEN 158W AND 175E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF THE AREA WITH A NEW LOW TO FORM
NEAR 60N148W 1014 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 660 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 54N141W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM
SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N135W 1015 MB. FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN
140W AND 160W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 46N133W
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.LOW 43N141W 1012 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
130W AND 152W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N137W 1014 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
132W AND 152W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N133W 1011 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.FROM 32N TO 43N E OF 128W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 37N E OF 125W AREA OF NW WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 52N W OF
176W...IN THE BERING SEA N OF 52N BETWEEN 165W AND 175E AND NE
AND E OF A LINE FROM 53N134W TO 56N137W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 52N W OF 171W AND IN THE
BERING SEA WITHIN 180 NM SW AND W OF A LINE FROM 53N170W TO
56N166W AND WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N166W TO
58N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 53N 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 0600 UTC MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 17.8N 116.2W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
24 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N112W TO 22N115W TO 19N119W TO 13N117W TO
13N114W TO 17N110W TO 21N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISELLE NEAR 20.1N 118.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...210
NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N113W TO 25N119W TO 21N123W TO 11N120W TO
12N117W TO 19N112W TO 25N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
5.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 20.9N 120.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 21.5N 122.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 25N115W TO 29N117W TO 27N127W TO 20N129W TO 17N117W TO
25N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 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.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 12N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0940 UTC MON AUG 24...

.TROPICAL STORM ISELLE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO
20N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 92W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
02N TO 08N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 103W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM
04N TO 19N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 06N100W TO
10N109W...THEN CONTINUES SW OF ISELLE FROM 11N121W TO BEYOND
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 12N W OF
130W.

.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 26 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOKE NEAR 15.3N 158.6W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC
AUG 24 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...
0 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MOKE NEAR 16.1N
162.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
M FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 163W AND 160W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MOKE NEAR 16.7N
165.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

.TROUGH 30N148W 25N151W 23N154W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N149W 26N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N150W 26N154W.

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

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 05N180W 08N160W 10N150W 08N140W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 153W AND 147W... AND
FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 177W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 167W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.