High seas forecast issued; storm warnings and wave heights reported.

FZPN02 KWBC 250525
HSFEPI 0545

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC WED DEC 25 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
[email protected](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 0000 UTC DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

…STORM WARNING…
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 47N152W 970 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND
TURNING N BY 24 HOURS AND SECOND LOW 47N145W 977 MB MOVING NE 25
KT. FRONT FROM 45N148W TO 40N150W TO 34N161W TO 30N172W. WITHIN
480 NM S QUADRANT OF MAIN LOW AND OUT TO 420 NM E OF FRONT FROM
45N TO 34N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE OUT TO
660 NM E OF FRONT…FROM 37N TO 47N BETWEEN 160W AND FRONTAL
POSITION AND WITHIN 480 NM E AND 420 NM NE QUADRANTS OF SECOND
LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N141W 955 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT
AND E OF 130W FROM 51N TO 54N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26
FT….EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 19 FT E OF 130W. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO
59N BETWEEN 128W AND 146W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N147W 968 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 47N179W 959 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 600 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 39 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
34N TO 47N BETWEEN 160W AND 160E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO
27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N160W 967 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 49N
BETWEEN 140W AND 163E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N152W 971 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.

…STORM WARNING…
.W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 58N175W TO 62N169W AREA OF N TO NE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 49N178E TO 60N168W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 52N172W TO 60N168W
AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 51N BETWEEN 168W AND 178W AREA OF N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 34N168E 1007 MB MOVING E 40 KT AND TURNING NE AFTER 24
HOURS. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N170W 998 MB. FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN
158W AND 177W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 43N133W 988 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
34N TO 46N BETWEEN 126W AND 143W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
23 FT.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 35N160E 1009 MB MOVING E 35 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW
QUADRAN