HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC THU FEB 19 2026
CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 50N180 TO 30N180
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 21.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N146W 1013 MB. FROM 54N TO 59N BETWEEN
149W AND 157W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N144W 1003 MB. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 59N153W TO 57N147W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 52N TO 60N BETWEEN 144W AND 159W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST E OF 152W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 996 MB. WITHIN 60 NM SW OF A LINE
FROM 60N153W TO 59N150W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 59N153W TO 57N147W WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST E OF 50W. ELSEWHERE FROM
51N TO 60N BETWEEN 142W AND 158W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
6.5 M..HIGHEST S OF 59N E OF 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N143W 1002 MB.
FROM 40N TO 59N BETWEEN 145W AND 158W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3
TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N153W. ELSEWHWRE WITHIN 480 NM N...600
NM W AND 1200 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 50N178E TO
53N172E AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 50N180W TO
52N172E AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 51N TO 59N W OF 180W AREA OF SE WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 174W AND 180W AREA OF
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 46N125W 1004 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN
127W AND 137W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
40N TO 53N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED
BELOW WITH LOW WELL INLAND 39N114W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 38N126W 1007 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 40N BETWEEN
129W AND 135W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF
40N E OF 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 39N118W 1000 MB. WITHIN 420 NM
W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 40N E OF 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW JUST S OF AREA 29N168W 1011 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. BETWEEN 30N
AND A LINE FROM 30N145W TO 39N180W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N171W 1005 MB. FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN
163W AND 177W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N174W 999 MB. FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN
164W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
30N TO 44N BETWEEN 159W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N176W 1003 MB. FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN
163W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
44N178W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 51N128W TO
54N134W...N OF A LINE FROM 59N139W TO 60N149W TO 58N154W...AND N
OF 58N W OF 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 58N150W TO 57N156W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N144W TO 56N150W TO 53N160W TO 60N177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N
BETWEEN 151W AND 154W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N138W TO 58N145W TO 54N154W TO 54N165W
TO 59N173W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 58N W OF 167W AREA OF W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 46N150W TO 43N164W...AND FROM 54N TO 56N
BETWEEN 146W AND 151W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF A LINE FROM 53N130W TO 49N137W
TO 59N144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 133W AND
136W.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH W OF 140W. WITHIN 21N135W TO 23N140W TO 12N140W TO
14N132W TO 17N128W TO 21N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 20N140W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 20N110W TO 25N140W TO 16N129W TO 12N140W TO 06N140W TO
10N118W TO 20N110W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 29N115W TO
30N140W TO 25N140W TO 23N128W TO 27N116W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING
NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENING W OF 140W. WITHIN 18N135W TO
22N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N136W TO 18N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
23N112W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N121W TO 17N121W TO
23N112W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF 140W DISSIPATED. WITHIN 30N116W
TO 30N128W TO 26N127W TO 24N123W TO 26N115W TO 30N116W...
INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 16N115W TO 20N136W TO 24N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N122W TO
16N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N89W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113W TO 30.5N115W. WITHIN
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING
THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 29N112W TO
28N113.5W. 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 0700 UTC THU FEB 19...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 00N108W. ITCZ FROM 00N108W TO 00N120W TO
00N130W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 84W AND 106W.
$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FEB 19 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 20 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 21 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FOR
DETAILS SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU UNDER
AWIPS HEADER HFOCWFHFO AND WMO HEADER FZHW50 PHFO.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 16N BETWEEN 160W AND
150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 16N BETWEEN 160W AND
150W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 29N168W 1011 MB. FRONT FROM 30N167W TO LOW TO 24N167W
18N168W THENCE TROUGH 14N172W. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 21N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 14N160W 20N168W 14N160E.
NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 22N167W 20N165W
17N166W 12N168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N175W 998 MB. FRONT 30N168W 24N166W
THENCE TROUGH 18N167W 12N170W. NEW TROUGH FROM LOW TO 23N174W.
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
N OF 27N W OF 173E... AND N OF 21N BETWEEN FRONT AND 160W... AND
FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN FRONT AND TROUGH TO 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH
30N168W 20N167W 14N168W. SECOND TROUGH 30N175W 23N174W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N W OF 172W... AND N OF 26N BETWEEN TROUGH AND
160W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH 20N141W 15N143W 11N147W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
FROM 17N TO 27N E OF 150W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14N TO
19N WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N145W 14N148W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
20N E OF 150W... AND FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N145W 13N148W. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR
LESS.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 12N180W 11N170W 06N160W 05N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N178W 21N160W 17N140W
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 10N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 25N180W 14N170W 12N140W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 04N140W 06N170W 06N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSMTS WITHIN 60
NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 178W AND 172W.
$$
.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.=