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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1745 UTC THU MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 1200 UTC MAY 14.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW W OF AREA 47N171E 983 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 40N TO 47N W

OF 177W AREA OF SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 780 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N174W 981 MB. FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN

170W AND 179W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M.

ALSO FROM 41N TO 56N BETWEEN 158W AND 179E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.

SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NW...480 NM NE...840 NM

SE...AND 960 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5

M...HIGHEST SE AND SW QUADRANTS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N169W 976 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM

NE QUADRANT AREA OF SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ALSO

FROM 48N TO 60N BETWEEN 149W AND 177W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4

TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW...840 NM E...960 NM SE...AND

780 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST

SE QUADRANT.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 51N159W 1009 MB MOVING E 30 KT AND WILL TURN NE AFTER 12

HOURS. FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 150W AND 164W AREA OF SW TO W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ALSO FROM 43N TO 51N

BETWEEN 133W AND 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE AND 1080 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS LESS

THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M IN SW SWELL NE QUADRANT...AND W TO NW

SWELL SW QUADRANT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N139W 1011 MB. FROM 42N TO 53N BETWEEN

127W AND 148W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 1020 NM SW AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 4 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 42N TO 53N E OF 140W AREA

OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.FROM 32N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20

TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF 38N123W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS

25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 123W AND 126W AREA OF

NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 42N

BETWEEN 119W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO

3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 39N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W AREA OF

NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 42N BETWEEN

119W AND 130W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 43N165W 1004 MB. WITHIN 240 NM

NE...180 NM SE...AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 55N169W

ABOVE...WITHIN 300 NM NE...360 NM SE AND NW...AND 600 NM SW

QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 56N166W 1004 MB MOVING E 10 KT. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED WITH

LOW 51N159W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE...WITHIN 360 NM SW

QUADRANT AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW

54N139W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.S OF A LINE FROM 30N173W TO 33N155W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 3 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 30N168W TO 36N147W AREA OF NE

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 56N167E 997 MB. WITHIN 360 NM

SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 59N

BETWEEN 150W AND 161W...AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM

58N178E TO 53N166W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 168W AND

176W...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 38N180W TO 41N173W...AND

FROM 48N TO 56N BETWEEN 153W AND 180W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 58N W OF 176E...FROM 51N

TO 60N BETWEEN 161W AND 178W...AND FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 147W

AND 155W.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM OF 65N171W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER FIGURSKEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

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 1200 UTC THU MAY 14.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 15.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...

INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO

14N95.5W TO 13.5N95W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF

OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 18N129W TO 18N134W TO 23N133W TO 24N140W TO 12N140W TO

07N133W TO 18N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N129W TO 23N140W TO 07N140W TO

10N132W TO 19N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE

TO E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N129W TO 16N133W TO 21N140W TO

08N140W TO 13N136W TO 12N127W TO 16N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N124W TO 29N122W TO 29N120W

TO 30N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN

NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N131W TO 28N128W TO

27N119W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N

SWELL.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00.5N124.5W TO 00.5N125W TO 00.5N126.5W

TO 00N127.5W TO 00N124.5W TO 00.5N124.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.

.48 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 1500 UTC THU MAY 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS

EXTENDS FROM 06N100W TO 03N124W...AND FROM 05N130W TO BEYOND

04N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N

E OF 96W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N

W OF 131W.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAY 14 2026.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15 2026.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 28N156W TO 25N159W TO 22N160W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N157W TO 23N160W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENED TROUGH FROM 28N163W TO 24N164W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 169W AND 179W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 156W AND

167W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 11N AND 17N E OF

149W.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BOUNDED BY AN AREA 10N140W 09N180W 30N175W

25N140W 10N140W EXCEPT FOR AREA FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 165W AND

150W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BOUNDED BY AN AREA 07N140W

11N160W 07N180W 24N180W 30N166W 30N145W 26N140W 07N140W EXCEPT FOR

AREA FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 165W AND 153W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M E OF A LINE FROM 07N147W TO

30N164W...AND FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 170W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 09N140W TO

09N152W TO 03N160W TO 08N162W...AND FROM 08N170W TO 07N180W.

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF POINTS 02N166W AND

01N178W.

.ITCZ FROM 05N140W TO 03N156W TO 01N180W.

$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.=