Bulletinset for METAREA 12 Edition date (UTC): 2025-03-25 22:28:30 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FZPN02 KWBC 251725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC TUE MAR 25 2025 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 1200 UTC MAR 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 27. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 39N146W 1009 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 145W AND 159W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 41N141W 985 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N139W 984 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM OF LOW CENTER..EXCEPT 600 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT NE QUADRANT SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N134W 975 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E...480 NM S...540 NM SW...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...540 NM SE...AND 720 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT NE QUADRANT SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 34N178W 1003 MB MOVING NE 5 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 35N179W TO 32N172W TO 30N170W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT AND 600 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N177W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N TO NE OF A LINE FROM 38N179W TO 38N173W TO 35N171W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 600 NM NE QUADRANTS...AND FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 157W AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N179W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N TO NE OF A LINE FROM 40N176E TO 40N175W TO 34N167W TO 30N158W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 59N158E 998 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 58N176E TO 53N179E TO 45N179E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 46N W OF 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 49N149W 1006 MB MOVING S 10 KT. FROM 43N TO 56N BETWEEN 149W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 42N139W IN FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 36N176E 1010 MB MOVING S 05 KT. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE WITH LOW 34N178W...WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT AND 240 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N176W 1010 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 36N177W IN SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 50N160E TO 46N165E TO 34N163E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 51N W OF 165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 37N164E 1008 MB. N OF 38N W OF 168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 160W AND 166W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N155W TO 52N159W TO 55N170W TO 60N178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N156W TO 54N162W TO 59N173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N BETWEEN 156W AND 166W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 55N146W 1003 MB MOVING NW 5 KT. N TO NE OF A FRONT FROM 58N148W TO 57N141W TO 54N134W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED LOW 57N151W 1015 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 150 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 57N176E TO 54N179E TO 47N178E...AND FROM 47N TO 49N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 61N177W TO 55N169W...N OF 55N BETWEEN 179W AND 177E...AND FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 126W AND 148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 165W AND 170W. .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 TUE MAR 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 27. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 26N114W TO 27N117W TO 27N119W TO 23N119W TO 21N116W TO 23N113W TO 26N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N112W TO 21N123W TO 20N140W TO 04N140W TO 00N125W TO 25N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N109W TO 30N117W TO 17N140W TO 03N140W TO 02N128W TO 22N109W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N92W TO 09N91W TO 09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N135W TO 24N137W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 07N136W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 18N133W TO 30N121W TO 26N135W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 08N127W TO 18N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 28N129W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S116W TO 01S118W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S116W TO 02S116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S111W TO 01N117W TO 01N122W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 01S111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC TUE MAR 25... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... NEAR-EQUATORIAL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 00N100W TO 04S110W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S86W TO 02N998W...AND FROM 02S126W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 06N BETWEEN 77W AND 100W...AND FROM 06S TO 04S AND W OF 134W. .FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 25 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 26 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 27 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .DEVELOPING LOW JUST N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 30N172W TO 24N180E TO 22N170E THENCE STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 10 KT ALONG 30N AND SE SLOWLY ELSEWHERE. WARM FRONT FROM 30N170W TO 25N167W MOVING E 10 KT. SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN WARM FRONT AND 164W. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM E OF WARM FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT E OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 30N164W TO 28N164W THENCE WARM FRONT TO 26N161W. COLD FRONT FROM 28N168W TO 25N171W TO 22N180W TO 22N160E. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 162W AND 157W. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 164W AND 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 30N163W TO 28N154W. COLD FRONT FROM 30N161W TO 22N172W TO 19N166E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 157W AND 151W. .FOR FORECAST DETAILS N OF 30N...SEE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER UNDER AWIPS HEADER HSFEP1 AND WMO HEADER FZPN01 KWBC. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N143W TO 25N150W THENCE DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N160W. COLD FRONT MOVING SE 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25N140W TO 23N150W TO 23N154W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 23N140W TO 22N148W. .TROUGH FROM 08N172E TO 01N165E MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 163E AND 173E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 07N W OF 176E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N T0 13N E OF 160W. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 22N140W TO 16N158W TO 30N176W. ALSO SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N160W 08N153W 02N180W 08N171E 18N160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 166W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N180W TO 20N150W TO 08N166W TO 02N162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N180W TO 24N150W TO 24N140W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 03N TO 16N E OF 160W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.=