FZPN25 KWBC 230402
OFFPZ5
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 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.
PZZ898-231615-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Weak low pressure
over the inner waters and associated trough will gradually drift
NE and move inland late tonight. High pressure will remain
centered W of the waters tonight, then drift further E into the
area Sun through Tue night as it becomes weaker. Weak low
pressure and a cold front will drift E and NE over the waters
with a cold front Wed and Wed night. The low pressure moves
inland Thu with the cold front while high pressure gradually
builds E over the waters Thu and Thu night.
$$
PZZ800-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ900-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ805-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ905-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ810-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ910-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ815-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ915-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
902 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.
Last Update: Sun, 23-Aug-2026 04:03:47 UTC
Updates: Four times per day
FZPN26 KWBC 230403
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
California waters-
Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
PZZ899-231615-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will persist tonight through Thu night. Also, high
pressure will remain centered W and NW of the waters tonight
through Sun night, then drift E over the area through Wed into
early Wed night while becoming weaker. On Thu and Thu night high
pressure will build in from W.
$$
PZZ820-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-231615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
903 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.
Last Update: Sun, 23-Aug-2026 04:05:21 UTC
Updates: Four times per day
FZPN02 KWBC 230525
HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC SUN AUG 23 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).
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 0000 UTC AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 25.
.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 31.5N 172.9W 984 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...190 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND
270 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 38N W OF
167W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.7N 174.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM 240 NM NE...170 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 260 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH
SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 39N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.9N 175.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 160
NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF
37N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 59N174E 997 MB. IN THE
BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 63N W OF 173W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 63N179W 992 MB. IN THE
BERING SEA FROM 59N TO 65N BETWEEN 166W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 59N
BETWEEN 166W AND 179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF THE AREA. IN THE BERING N OF 52N
BETWEEN 157W AND 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.IN THE BERING SEA N OF 55N E 168W TO THE W COAST OF ALASKA AREA
OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW JUST W OF THE
AREA 63N179W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.
.LOW 57N151W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE...360 NM S
AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N143W 1007 MB. N OF 50N E OF 156W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N137W 1014 MB. FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN
140W AND 150W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N148W 1012 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 153W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N142W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
132W AND 151W WINDS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N139W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN
131W AND 150W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.E OF A LINE FROM 32N124W TO 48N132W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 44N E OF 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE BERING SEA N
OF 52N W OF 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N
BETWEEN 169W AND 174E AND N OF 64N W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 52N W OF 175W...IN THE
BERING SEA WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 52N174E TO
58N160W
.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 SUN AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 25.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 14N112W 1008 MB. WITHIN 17N106W TO 18N109W TO
17N112W TO 15N111W TO 12N113W TO 13N108W TO 17N106W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14N113W 1007 MB. WITHIN 16N110W TO 17N111W TO 17N112W TO 16N112W
TO 15N113W TO 14N113W TO 16N110W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 19N108W TO 17N113W TO 13N115W TO 11N112W TO
13N109W TO 15N107W TO 19N108W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N115W 1006 MB. WITHIN 19N113W TO 19N115W TO 16N115W TO 15N115W
TO 15N113W TO 17N113W TO 19N113W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 18N109W TO 21N111W TO 22N113W TO 20N118W TO
12N118W TO 12N113W TO 18N109W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
20N118W 1005 MB. WITHIN 21N116W TO 22N117W TO 22N119W TO 19N118W
TO 18N117W TO 20N115W TO 21N116W SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 23N112W TO 25N115W TO 24N120W TO 18N124W TO
13N118W TO 18N112W TO 23N112W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W
TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N109W TO 27N110W TO 28N111W TO
27N112W TO 26N111W TO 25N109W TO 27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N114W TO
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 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 0350 UTC SUN AUG 23...
.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 98W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 15N
BETWEEN 95W AND 104W.
.INVEST EP92...LOW PRES NEAR 14N112W 1008 MB...NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W.
.INVEST EP91...LOW PRES NEAR 09N120W 1008 MB...NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 10N100W TO 13N111W TO
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N E
OF 91W...AND FROM 01N TO 07N W OF 134W.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 23 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 24 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 25 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 31.5N 172.9W 984 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...190 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM
SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF
LINE 30N168W 26N175W 30N178W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 29N
BETWEEN 171W AND 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.7N 174.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N170W 29N175W
30N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.9N 175.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. ASSOCIATED WINDS 20
KT OR LESS AND SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M OVER FORECAST AREA.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.3N 152.1W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20
NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...105 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 6 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 143W AND 157W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 145W AND
150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.9N 156.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...10 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...
AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM NE
QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 150W AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 16.8N 161.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. WINDS 20 TO
30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 155W
AND 165W.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
SEE THE LATEST BULLETINS ON LALA AND MOKE ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO
HEADERS...WTP22 PHFO AND WTP23 PHFO.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.TROUGH 30N146W 26N147W MOVING W 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N149W 25N151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N151W 27N152W.
.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 13N152W 08N157W 08N175W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW OF TROUGH W OF 167W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 07N E OF 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 176W.
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.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.
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