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[Printable Version]FZPN25 KWBC 130225 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 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. PZZ898-131615- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will move E across the waters tonight through Sat before pushing inland Sat night. High pressure will build in from the W Sun and persist over the waters through Mon night. Then a cold front will pass over the waters Tue through Tue night. High pressure will then build over the waters Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ800-131615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ900-131615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ805-131615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ905-131615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ810-131615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ910-131615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ815-131615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ915-131615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 725 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Sat, 13-Sep-2025 02:26:20 UTC
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FZPN26 KWBC 130229 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-131615- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak low pressure trough will persist just inland from the California coast tonight through Sun night. A high pressure ridge will move slowly E and SE into the region tonight into Sat night, then weaken Sun. Also a cold front will pass over the northern waters Sat through Sun before dissipating Sun night. Then Mon through Mon night high pressure will build from the W while a low pressure trough builds along the California coast line. These features will weaken Tue and Tue night. A weak front will likely pass over the waters Wed and Wed night. An inland trough will rebuild and strengthen Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ820-131615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-131615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-131615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-131615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-131615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-131615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-131615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-131615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-131615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-131615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-131615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 729 PM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.Last Update: Sat, 13-Sep-2025 02:30:45 UTC
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FZPN02 KWBC 130525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC SAT SEP 13 2025 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). 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 0000 UTC SEP 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 15. .WARNINGS. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 43N137W 1009 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 40N141W TO 48N131W...AND FROM 34N TO 38N BETWEEN 143W AND 154W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 49N129W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 50N128W 1012 MB. WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 51N160W 1009 MB MOVING E 10 KT AND SECOND LOW 46N180W 1012 MB MOVING E 35 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW...AND WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM 51N157W TO 48N159W TO 45N163W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 51N157W 1006 MB AND SECOND LOW 47N163W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICRICLE OF SECOND LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 51N151W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 47N153W TO 41N165W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 53N150W 985 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NE...600 NM SE...420 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ALSO FROM 40N TO 58N BETWEEN 137W AND 158W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 46N153E 991 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 42N160E TO 45N164E TO 49N164E TO 50N161E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N160E 993 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT AND 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 60N148W 1002 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. N OF 47N BETWEEN 130W AND 155W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N148W 1006 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 49N BETWEEN 168W AND 170W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 121W AND 126 W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 46N BETWEEN 173W AND 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 171E AND 160E. .FORECASTER OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH. 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 SAT SEP 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 15. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARIO NEAR 18.1N 104.6W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 13 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 19N104W TO 18N105W TO 18N104W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARIO NEAR 19.2N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N106W TO 20N107W TO 20N108W TO 20N109W TO 18N108W TO 18N106W TO 19N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARIO NEAR 19.7N 109.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N108W TO 21N110W TO 20N111W TO 19N111W TO 19N110W TO 19N109W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .WITHIN 03S106W TO 02S113W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 03S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N92W TO 07N101W TO 02N113W TO 01N122W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S88W TO 05N92W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N117W TO 17N123W TO 14N128W TO 11N127W TO 10N120W TO 11N114W TO 15N117W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N91W TO 17N126W TO 14N134W TO 05N114W TO 03.4S120W TO 01N80W TO 08N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 18N135W TO 20N140W TO 13N140W TO 16N134W TO 18N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N139W TO 19N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N138W TO 16N137W TO 19N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT SEP 13... .T.D. MARIO...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS ALONG 85W..ISOLATED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 90W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 11N140W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W TO 140W. .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 13 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 14 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 15 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 11N143W 1010 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 13N140W TO LOW TO 09N150W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 13N E OF 147W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH E OF LOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N147W 1010 MB. TROUGH 12N140W TO LOW TO 09N151W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 18N TO 13N BETWEEN 143W AND 149W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N149W 1009 MB. TROUGH 11N140W TO LOW TO 10N153W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 17N TO 13N BETWEEN 146W AND 152W. .TROUGH 30N165W 25N170W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH S OF 29N. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N169W 24N174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N168W 26N176W. .TROUGH 27N168E 21N166E MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 09N158W 08N174W 06N166E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ E OF 158W...AND WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 174W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 24N TO 18N BETWEEN 175W AND 173E... AND FROM 18N TO 10N W OF 164E. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.Last Update: Sat, 13-Sep-2025 05:26:13 UTC
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