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[Printable Version]FZPN25 KWBC 191538 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Washington and Oregon waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. 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. PZZ898-200415- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A stationary front will remain stalled just W of the waters today with high pressure centered S of the OR waters. On Fri, this front slowly presses E across the region, moving inland late Fri night. A high pressure ridge will then build over the waters Sat behind the front and hold through Sat evening. The ridge will weaken Sun morning as a cold front approaches the northern waters. This front will stall and dissipate Sun night with modest ridging and high pressure in place Sun night into Mon before a warm front approaches Mon night. $$ PZZ800-200415- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog early. Slight chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ900-200415- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ805-200415- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ905-200415- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog early. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ810-200415- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ910-200415- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog early. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ815-200415- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ915-200415- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. Areas of fog. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Thu, 19-Mar-2026 15:39:54 UTC
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FZPN26 KWBC 191538 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-200415- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the California coast today into Fri night while high pressure remains in place over the outer central to northern waters. The high will dissipate Fri, followed by a cold front moving S through the northern and central waters Fri night into Sat. New high pressure to the NW of the area will modestly build E towards the central waters Sat through Sun night while the California coastal trough remains in place. On Mon, a warm front clips the NW waters while ridging and high pressure shifts offshore of the central to southern waters and weakens the coastal trough into Mon night. $$ PZZ820-200415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-200415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-200415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-200415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-200415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-200415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-200415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-200415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-200415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-200415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-200415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Thu, 19-Mar-2026 15:40:02 UTC
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FZPN02 KWBC 191725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC THU MAR 19 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/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 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 1200 UTC MAR 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 21. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 53N158W 1013 MB. WITHIN 480 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N152W 995 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N148W 994 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...720 NM SE...AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF CENTER. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N145W 984 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 59N159W 1005 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 53N158W ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 43N140W 1009 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 36N176E 1007 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. SW OF A LINE FROM 44N180W TO 36N174W TO 31N168W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N177E 1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 46N180W TO 35N170W TO 32N158W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 44N178E 1015 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 34N BETWEEN 147W AND 169W AREA OF NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 54N162W TO 56N153W TO 58N150W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N179E TO 53N166W TO 53N152W TO 58N144E. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N178W TO 55N173W TO 52N162W TO 57N151W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N176E TO 51N167W TO 51N152W TO 59N142W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N174W TO 53N165W TO 53N157W TO 57N154W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 50N BETWEEN 145W AND 177E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .RESUSPENDED ASH IS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF KATMAI VOLCANO NEAR 58.2N 154.6W AND AREAS DOWNWIND. THERE IS NO ERUPTION FROM THE VOLCANO. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION WITH THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER BY CALLING 301 683 1520. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 60N W OF 167W... AND FROM 38N TO 47N BETWEEN 127W AND 142W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N W OF 162W...FROM 48N TO 53N BETWEEN 157W AND 160W...AND WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N127W TO 47N123W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 56N BETWEEN 133W AND 143W AND FROM 56N TO 59N BETWEEN 162W AND 165W. .FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1200 UTC THU MAR 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .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 1500 UTC THU MAR 19... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 04N96W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N101W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 121W AND 129W. .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 19 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 20 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 21 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 23N168W 1007 MB MOVING E SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 23N173W 24N177W 26N180W MOVING ESE SLOWLY. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N168W 26N166W 26N158W MOVING E SLOWLY. SECOND TROUGH 24N165W 24N164W 22N164W 20N165W 18N168W 13N180W MOVING E 10 KT. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N W OF 158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 160W AND 167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23N164W 1007 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 21N174W 22N179W 30N178W. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N159W 25N153W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 24N160W 19N163W 15N168W 13N180W. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE 30N148W 24N154W 24N172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 24N163W 1007 MB. NEW SECOND LOW NEAR 27N154W 1010 MB. TROUGH FROM SECOND LOW TO 25N155W 23N158W TO FIRST LOW TO 20N170W 21N179W 30N177W. WARM FRONT FROM SECOND LOW TO 29N150W 28N147W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 22N159W TO 16N164W 12N172W 11N180W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 150W AND 158W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N145W 25N148W 23N170W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N146W 24N151W 18N155W 17N157W 17N165W MOVING NE SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E AND SE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N147W 24N154W 22N158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. .COLD FRONT 30N150W 28N152W MOVING ESE 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 3 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N155W 24N164W 24N180W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 30N150W 05N175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 24N BETWEEN 157W AND 175W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N145W 20N162W 11N170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF A LINE 30N148W 25N156W 23N173W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N143W 11N177W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N147W 08N155W 05N171W 06N170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 161W AND 172W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.Last Update: Thu, 19-Mar-2026 17:26:41 UTC
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