FZPN02 KWBC 161125 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1145 UTC THU APR 16 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC APR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 18. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 46N169E 988 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE AND 780 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N173E 983 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 720 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 5N178E 975 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST IN S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 840 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 40N154W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM NE AND 720 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N146W 1010 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 840 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N141W 996 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND 840 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 325KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 36N174E 997 MB. WITHIN 780 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N W OF 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 33N TO 53N E OF 131W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 43N E OF 129W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .N OF 45N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 47N BETWEEN 160W AND 176W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRST GALE WARNING IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 35N TO 42N BETWEEN 145W AND 153W AND FROM 43N TO 55N BETWEEN 153W AND 165W AND N OF 55N W OF 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 140W AND 157W AND N OF 54N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W AND N OF 55N W OF 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 42N TO 61N BETWEEN 130W AND 146W AND N OF 50N W OF 160W. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 177W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF 171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 57N W OF 170W. .FORECASTER HOLLEY. 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 THU APR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N113W TO 30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N124.5W TO 29.5N123W TO 29.5N121.5W TO 29.5N120.5W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N125W TO 29N124W TO 28N123W TO 29N121W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC THU APR 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COLOMBIA AT 07N77W TO 05N79W TO 08N85W TO 05N119W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N119W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 03S86W TO 01S103W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03S118W TO 01S139W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 03N-07W TO 110W-120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05S-05N BETWEEN 87W-110W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION EXTENDS FROM 05N-11N BETWEEN 124W-140W. .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 16 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 18 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 28N153W 22N163W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N152W 23N158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N156W 22N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25N TO 21N BETWEEN 159W AND 162W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 06N140W 02N159W 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 03N W OF 165W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.