072 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METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC SUN AUG 23 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THAN1 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. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.