Monster Pacific Storm Unleashes Massive 65-Foot Waves

A powerful hurricane-force low pressure system in the North Pacific Ocean is generating extraordinary sea conditions, with significant wave heights reaching 65.77 feet (20 meters), according to the National Weather Service’s Ocean Prediction Center.

The OPC reported these measurements were captured by the Sentinel-6A altimeter within a massive 260-nautical-mile swath of “phenomenal seas” exceeding 45 feet.

The system consists of a complex low with its main center at 42N166W showing an impressive 946 MB pressure reading, moving east at 35 knots. A secondary low at 42N158W with 965 MB is also present.

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