FZPN01 KWBC 222210 CCA
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SAT AUG 22 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC AUG 22. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LALA NEAR 31.0N 172.7W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 22 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 06KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 
KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM
NE AND 190 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 
240 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 39N 
W OF 166W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 32.4N 174.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE...120 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 140 
NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...180 
NM SE...240 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 8 M. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 168W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
4 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.6N 175.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60  KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...120 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 120 
NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND
120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 41N W 
OF 168W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. 

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N180W 993 MB. IN THE BERING SEA N 
OF 57N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 49N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA. IN THE BERING N OF 63N W 
OF 166W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N W 
OF 161W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 58N BETWEEN 161W AND 170W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 61N180W
IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. 

.LOW 57N154W 1004 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 51N TO 57N BETWEEN
149W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N146W 1004 MB. FROM 52N TO 58N
BETWEEN 144W AND 153W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N140W 1011 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W AND
SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N149W 1012 MB MOVING SE 
10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N146W 1015 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N141W 1014 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.LOW 46N127W 1015 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW
CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 33N TO 42N 
BETWEEN 121W AND 128W N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 39N TO 47N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W N 
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 51N172W TO 58N162W SW
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 39N TO 49N 
BETWEEN 143W AND 152W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 54N BETWEEN 133W
AND 140W...FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 172W AND 176W...AND OVER 
THE BERING SEA N OF 52N W OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 53N E OF 136W...AND
FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 172W AND 177W

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 13N111.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N115.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 
108W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
18.5N118.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 111W AND 121W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N117W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12.5N116W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED.  

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT AUG 22...

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 97W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N117W (EP91)...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W...AND 
FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W.

.LOW PRES NEAR 13N111.5W (EP92)...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 101W AND 117W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 10N100W TO 13N111W TO 
07N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO THE TROPICAL WAVE 
AND INVEST AREAS DESCRIBED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 04N TO 09N E OF 91W, 
AND FROM 01N TO 07N W OF 134W. 

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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