High seas forecast includes warnings for hurricane-force winds and heavy freezing spray.

FZPN02 KWBC 071125
HSFEPI 1145

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC TUE JAN 07 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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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 0600 UTC JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

…HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING…
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 48N W OF 163E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 46N W OF 163E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N161E 988 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT
FROM LOW TO 38N166E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N170E TO 43N172E TO 52N165E WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N170E 966 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 50N
BETWEEN 177E AND 166E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. ALSO
W OF A LINE FROM 30N180W TO 37N170W TO 46N170W TO 55N174E WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.

…HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW 39N157W 971 MB.
BETWEEN 240 NM AND 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18
TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N152W 960 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM
SE QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 TO 40 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N151W 964 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 420 NM SE AND S SEMICIRCLES…AND WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE
OF A LINE FROM 55N155W TO 56N145W TO 53N138W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 32 FT…EXCEPT N OF 53N SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ALSO FROM
33N TO 61N BETWEEN 130W AND 166W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22
FT…HIGHEST S OF LOW CENTER.

..STORM WARNING…
.LOW 52N137W 1001 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E
OF A FRONT FROM 59N139W TO LOW TO 42N141W TO 30N151W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. N OF 49N E OF 135W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 59N152W 967 MB MOVING NW 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S
QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. ALSO N
OF 52N BETWEEN 140W AND 164W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND OVER ALASKA. CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

…GALE WARNING…
.FROM 30N TO 39N E OF 127W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N E OF 125W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 42N E OF 127W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 12 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 55N166W 977 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. N OF 48N W OF 168W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N173W 989 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N177W 987 MB. W AND N OF A LINE FROM
55N174E TO 60N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 45N169W 980 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 30N TO 48N BETWEEN
152W AND 164E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N161W 999 MB. CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
39N157W DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

…HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING…
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 169W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N162W TO
54N170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 59N165W TO 53N174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
171W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 60N168W TO 56N176E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS FROM 40N TO 50N
BETWEEN 175W AND 165E…