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FZPN02 KWBC 231125

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1145 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC AUG 23. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.0N 173.7W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 23

MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT

GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE

QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT.	SEAS 4 M

OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND

300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 38N W OF

169W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.1N 174.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100

NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...210

SE...300 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 7.5 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 34.3N 176.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM

SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE... 160 NM

SE...SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM

32N TO 38N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 



...GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 61N178E 995 MB. IN THE

BERING SEA FROM 56N TO 63N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO

3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 63N180W 990 MB. IN THE

BERING SEA N OF 59N W OF ALASKA WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4

M.  ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 163W AND

176W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF THE AREA. IN THE BERING N OF 52N

BETWEEN 157W AND 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.LOW 57N148W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE...SW AND

360 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N141W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF

A LINE FROM 55N133W TO 50N134W AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM SW

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR

57N151W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 



.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 46N147W 1012 MB MOVING SE

15 KT. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N141W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN

131W AND 153W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N138W 1015 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN

131W AND 149W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 45N E OF 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE BERING SEA N

OF 52N W OF 176W.   

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N

BETWEEN 167W AND 175E AND N OF 65N W OF ALASKA. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48NTO 52N W OF 171W AND IN THE

BERING SEA FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 161W AND 172W.



.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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 25.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N113W 1005 MB. WITHIN 19N107W TO 19N110W TO 

17N113W TO 13N114W TO 11N112W TO 15N107W TO 19N107W S WINDS 30 TO

40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 15N111W TO 16N111W TO 14N112W 

TO 13N112W TO 14N111W TO 15N111W S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.0 M. WITHIN 11N114W TO 12N116W TO 10N118W TO 09N118W TO 

08N117W TO 09N115W TO 11N114W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 

3.0 M. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 

17N116W 1004 MB. WITHIN 18N113W TO 19N115W TO 19N116W TO 17N115W

TO 16N116W TO 16N114W TO 18N113W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 

7.0 M. WITHIN 21N111W TO 19N120W TO 14N117W TO 10N118W TO 

13N112W TO 16N109W TO 21N111W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5

M. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 

20N119W 1003 MB. WITHIN 21N117W TO 22N117W TO 22N119W TO 21N120W

TO 19N118W TO 20N117W TO 21N117W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 

7.0 M. WITHIN 24N113W TO 25N119W TO 21N124W TO 18N123W TO 14N116W

TO 17N113W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO

11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W 

TO 10N88W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...

NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N88W TO 12N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W 

TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 13N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...

NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.



.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W TO

16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W 

TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 30N114W TO 29N113W TO

31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 

.18 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 0940 UTC SUN AUG 23...



.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 99W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 

FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W.



.INVEST EP92...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 20N

BETWEEN 106W AND 120W.



.INVEST EP91...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N 

BETWEEN 120W AND 131W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N100W TO 14N115W TO 

06N131W. THE ITCZ BEGINS NEAR 06N131W AND CONTINUES BEYOND

05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 

OBSERVED FROM 00N TO 14N E OF 93W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF 

128W.



.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI



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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 23 2026.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24 2026.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25 2026.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM LALA N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 173.7W 984 MB AT 0900

UTC AUG 23 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW

AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT.

SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NMN SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE 

QUADRANT AND

300 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M 

ELSEWHERE N OF

LINE 30N168W 26N176W 30N177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 29N

BETWEEN 169W AND 175W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA N OF AREA NEAR 33.1N 174.8W.

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 N OF LINE 30N170W 2N175W 30N179W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 34.3N 176.0W. 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 15.2N 153.5W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG

23 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT

GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N

SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN

120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT

WITH SEAS TO 5 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE

FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 145W AND 157W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS

WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.8N 158.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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

DIMINISHED. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M TO 4 M ELSEWHERE

FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 150W AND 162W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 17.0N 163.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT

ELSEWHERE AND SEAS 2.5 M TO 3 M FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 160W AND 

166W.



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 29N146W 26N147W MOVING W SLOWLY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N149W 26N151W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N150W 25N154W.



.LOW 1010 MB 05N169W MOVING SW 15 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1010 MB 04N174W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1010 MB 08N174W.



.HIGH 06N180W 1011 MB MOVING SW SLOWLY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED W OF AREA.



.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.



.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.



.ITCZ 05N140W 06N143W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM S OF

ITCZ AND 120 NM N OF ITCZ.



.MONSOON TROUGH 06N143W 09N147W 12N150W...AND 10N153W 07N162W 

04N170W

...AND 19N178W 17N180. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF TROUGH TO 

EQUATOR

W OF 170W.



ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 173W AND 

176W...AND W

OF 170W S OF 09N.



$$



.FORECASTER VAUGHAN. HONOLULU HI.