METAREA 12 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FZPN02 KWBC 081725

HSFEPI

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1745 UTC WED APR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 08.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 09.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.W OF 177E AREA OF S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE W

OF 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.

ELSEWHERE N OF 52N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 52N W OF 175W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO

6 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 50N W OF 173W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 37N164W 1012 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM W AND 240 NM N

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N161W 1017 MB. WITHIN 420 NM W OF A LINE

FROM 46N159W TO 36N163W TO 30N169W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4

M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW S OF AREA 30N165W

999 MB. WITHIN 600 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N165W 997 MB. WITHIN 600 NM OF LOW CENTER

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 58N162W 1008 MB MOVING E 05 KT. N OF 59N BETWEEN 140W AND

155W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 38N135W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM

NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NW

QUADRANT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N131W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N126W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N142W 1014 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW AND

360 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 90 NM OF

ALASKAN COAST FROM 54N165W TO 61N148W TO 58N134W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 55N W OF 170W AND WITHIN 90 NM

OF ALASKAN COAST FROM 58N155W TO 61N147W TO 58N133W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 53N W OF 179W AND WITHIN 90 NM

OF ALASKAN COAST FROM 55N131W TO 59N137W.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 175W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 WED APR 08.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 09.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95W

N

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...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 WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N90W

NE

TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N97W. THE ITCZ

CONTINUES

FROM 06N97W TO 06N118W TO 03N140W. A SECOND ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE

EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 03S100W TO BEYOND 03S140W. A CLUSTER OF

MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 03.5N TO 07N E OF 79W TO

THE

COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM

01N

TO 09N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W...AND FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 123W AND

129W.

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC APR 08 2026.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 09 2026.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 10 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.FRONT 30N163W 24N165W 21N170W MOVING NE SLOWLY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N164W 21N166W

17N168W 12N176W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 22N180W 30N167W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N166W 26N167W 23N168W. NEW FRONT

30N160W 20N160W THENCE TROUGH 12N168W 09N178W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT

FROM 23N TO 18N BETWEEN 160W AND 158W...AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 160W

AND 159W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 168W...AND N

OF 16N BETWEEN 161W AND 152W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N146W 29N142W 29N140W MOVING NE SLOWLY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.TROUGH 24N140W 21N144W 20N147W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 26N BETWEEN 162W AND 156W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M N OF LINE 15N180W 21N176W

26N171W 30N169W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 30N159W 15N165W 12N156W

12N149W 24N153W 30N156W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 18N180W 23N167W

29N164W 16N162W 16N156W 28N153W 30N155W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 04N140W 06N151W 07N163W 05N174W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS

WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 18N BETWEEN 158W AND 151W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.=