FZPN01 KWBC 080422
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC MON DEC 08 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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).

PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WITH
METAREA XII:  HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/
(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 0000 UTC DEC 08. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 47N173W 976 MB MOVING SE 15 KT 
AND SECOND CENTER 49N167W 980 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 420 
NM S AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 42N178W. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 
50N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W AND WITHIN 960 NM N...840 NM NE...660 
NM S...960 NM SW AND 840 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW WINDS 25 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 5 M N OF THE ALEUTIAN 
ISLANDS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 46N163W 980 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 48N167W 984 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF A
LINE FROM 47N161W TO 41N170W AND WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF
SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
34N TO 50N BETWEEN 150W AND 175E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N156W 993 MB.
WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 48N161W TO 51N155W WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...600 NM
E...480 NM S...900 NM SW...720 NM W AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 49N160W 984 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 660 NM E...420
NM SE AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N142W 991 MB
AND NEW SECOND CENTER 55N134W 981 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE
OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 NM N...420 NM SE...480 NM S AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS OF
SECOND CENTER AND WITHIN 420 NM S AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS OF
FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST IN SW
QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED BELOW  WITH NEW LOW 52N140W.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 56N150W 972 MB MOVING SW 15 KT
AND SECOND CENTER 58N141W 982 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF
FIRST CENTER...WITHIN 90 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 58N151W TO
59N148W AND BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND
CENTER WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N138W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 59N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W...FROM 50N TO 55N
BETWEEN 140W AND 150W AND WITHIN 240 W AND N QUADRANTS OF FIRST
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N157W 987 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 55N144W 989 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N...660 NM SW AND
420 NM W QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5 M...HIGHEST NEAR THE FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 55 N BETWEEN
140W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOWS DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING..
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF THE AREA 50N154E 997 MB. N OF 30N W OF
165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 45N161E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 54N153E 996 MB WITH SECOND
NEW LOW JUST W OF THE AREA NEAR 47N155E 996 MB. N OF 35N W OF
168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA WITH NEW COMPLEX LOW TO FORM
WITH MAIN CENTER 39N163E 1000 MB. FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 169E
AND 162E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
32N163E. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N W OF 175E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 51N159E 988 MB. WITHIN 180
NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 47N160E TO 51N169E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N161E.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 58N158E 990 MB. N OF 45N BETWEEN
170E AND 176E AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 50N164E TO
53N170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
52N165E. 

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 52N140W 995 MB. WITHIN 480 NM
E...600 NM SE...240 NM S...90 NM W AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A
LINE FROM 49N138W TO 46N136W TO 31N158W AND N OF 54N E OF 145W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. 

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 57N158W
TO 58N168W TO 62N175W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 59N150W TO 53N161W TO 54N169W TO 60N179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 56N134W TO 59N143W TO 59N151W TO 56N160W TO 57N171W TO
60N179W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM N OF A
LINE FROM 44N177E TO 49N162W TO 49N147W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 58N E OF 143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
41N162E TO 46N167E AND WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 53N172E TO
55N170E.

.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 MON DEC 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M AND BUILDING TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N94W  TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 
16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N96W TO 12N100W TO 10N99W TO
12N95W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 28N111W TO 29N113W TO 28N113W TO 26N111W TO 25N111W TO
27N110W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 19N131W TO 22N140W TO 08N140W TO 12N136W TO 10N134W TO
11N129W TO 19N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0000 UTC MON DEC 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 08N98W TO 12.5N111W TO 10N119W.
ITCZ FROM 10N119W TO 08N127W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 105W AND 119W...FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W...AND FROM 06N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 132W AND 
138.5W.


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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