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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC TUE MAR 11 2025

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 40N164E 976 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30
TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S AND 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST SW OF LOW CENTER. ALSO S
OF 47N W OF 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N177E 981 MB. FROM 37N TO 45N BETWEEN
174E AND 169E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
32N TO 52N BETWEEN 164W AND 165E...EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM OF
48N179W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT N AND E OF
LOW CENTER SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 51N168W 980 MB.
WITHIN 480 N SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 55N BETWEEN 150W AND 175E WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT SW OF LOW CENTER SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 31N125W 1002 MB MOVING E 15 KT. S OF 35N BETWEEN 120W AND
132W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N118W 1006 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 FT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N147W 983 MB MOVING S 05 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N143W 990 MB. FROM 44N TO 57N BETWEEN
140W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
55N E OF 145W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N140W 996 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 58N166W 993 MB MOVING SE 25 KT.
WITHIN 720 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 55N143W TO 62N175W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 27 FT...HIGHEST S AND SW OF LOW CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N143W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N128W 992 MB. S OF 45N BETWEEN 132W
AND 150W AND FROM 40N TO 50N E OF 127W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 22 FT...HIGHEST W OF 133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. S OF 40N BETWEEN 125W
AND 158W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N169E 1014 MB. FROM 37N TO 45N W OF 172E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF
175W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 45N160E TO 52N176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 57N170W TO 56N177E TO 49N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 58N159W TO 56N180W TO 55N172E AND FROM 48N TO 52N W OF
167E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 51N W OF 170E AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 52N W OF 172E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 54N BETWEEN
170W AND 177E...AND FROM 38N TO 48N W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 58N W OF 165W AND FROM 43N TO
53N BETWEEN 160W AND 17WE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 48N BETWEEN 170W AND 175E AND
FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W.

.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 TUE MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 14N95W TO
14N96W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO
12N94W TO 13N93W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31N126W 1002 MB. ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 21N125W TO 17N140W. W OF FRONT...WITHIN
30N122W TO 30N133W TO 29N130W TO 28N127W TO 30N122W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N138W TO 27N134W TO 26N129W TO
28N128W TO 30N122W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 20 KT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 126W. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 133W. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 15N140W TO 20N125W
TO 23N121W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N118W 1010
MB. ASSOCIATED WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N115W TO 27N114W TO
19N122W. WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N121W TO 28N120W TO 27N118W TO
29N115W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N
BETWEEN FRONT AND 122W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N130W TO 25N140W TO 16N135W TO
13N130W TO 17N120W TO 26N115W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO BECOME ILL-DEFINED OFFSHORE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ASSOCIATED FRONT TO DISSIPATE. WITHIN
30N116W TO 23N130W TO 17N134W TO 15N140W TO 05N140W TO 10N125W
TO 19N113W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N114W TO 17N124W TO 15N140W TO
06N140W TO 08N121W TO 18N111W TO 24N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING NW TO N SWELL.

.NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 31N113W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT
...WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 30N129W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N130W TO 21N140W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 24N130W TO
30N123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 28N.

.WITHIN 12N134W TO 15N140W TO 08N140W TO 05N140W TO 12N134W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH THOSE AS DESCRIBED
IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0945 UTC TUE MAR 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03.4S TO 01N BETWEEN
81W AND 92W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N79W TO 09N85W TO 01N90W. ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 01N90W TO 01N100W TO 01S110W TO 02N120W TO 01N130W
TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR
BETWEEN 96W AND 106W AND BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 88W AND 91W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAR 11 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 12 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 13 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.E TO NE 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 LITTLE CHANGE. SEE MORE WINDS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. SEE MORE WINDS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N171E 24N166E 21N160E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF LINE 30N179E 26N176E 26N169E 28N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179E 23N172E 19N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N160E 27N175E 21N166E 19N160E 25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 25N175E 19N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N160E 29N167E 30N179E 28N179E 16N164E
17N160E.

.TROUGH 16N140W 17N151W MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N168E 29N164W 20N143W
13N140W 10N140W 05N144W 04N156W 07N168W 05N175W 07N168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N168E
27N164W 25N146W 11N140W 07N140W 04N153W 05N177E 10N168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 04N E OF 177W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE 30N165E 27N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W 00N174W 00N175E 23N169E
21N160E...EXCEPT FOR AREA BOUNDED BY 30N171W 30N144W 26N149W
26N161W 22N175W 28N176W 30N171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF 28N W OF 173E. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N175E 20N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N179E 17N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE
06N140W 02N156W 01N178W 05N172E 14N165E 30N172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE 30N175W 18N170E
17N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W 01N175E
02N173E 11N167E 09N160E...EXCEPT N OF 26N BETWEEN 156W AND 173W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 03N BETWEEN 178E AND 166E.

.ITCZ 01N140W 02N145W 01N158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120
NM OF ITCZ.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.