HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC SAT JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 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 1200 UTC JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 45N171W 982 MB MOVING NE 10 KT WILL TURN SE AFTER 24 HOURS.
WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 49N BETWEEN 161W AND 179E WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N170W 970 MB
AND A NEW SECONDARY CENTER 46N157W 987 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND
SW SEMICIRCLES OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5
M. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF SECONDARY CENTER...AND
WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW SEMICIRCLE OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE...720 NM
S AND SE...600 NM SW...AND 540 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN
CENTER...AND N OF 30N...WITHIN 360 NM NE...900 NM S AND SE...
360 NM SW...AND 420 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECONDARY CENTER
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N162W 980 MB
AND A SECONDARY CENTER 45N146W 985 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 35 TO 5O KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N...WITHIN 900 NM E AND SE...600 NM SW...AND
540 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM
E AND NE...900 NM S AND SE...180 NM SW...AND 660 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF SECONDARY CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 37N154E 994 MB. FROM 30N TO
40N W OF 166E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N162E 984 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 30N166E
TO 38N174E TO 43N171E TO 45N166E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 42N165E 982 MB.
BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 240
NM AND 600 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 46N172E 966 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM
S AND SE QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N
TO 52W W OF 177W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 54N165E 969 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. WITHIN 720 NM
E AND NE...840 NM SE...AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 53N159 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM
SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 T0 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED NW OF AREA. CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 50N153W 1004 MB MOVING NW 20 KT
AND A SECOND CENTER 50N159W 998 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WITHIN 300
NM E AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 480 NM N
AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOWS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW DESCRIBED IN
FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE. EXCEPT FOR CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
IN THE FIRST STORM WARNING...FROM 54N TO 62N BETWEEN 147W AND
175E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 57N W OF 171W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE BERING SEA WITHIN 60 NM OF THE
ICE EDGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N
W OF 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
BERING SEA N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 60N173W TO 61N177W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
170W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO
55N BETWEEN 137W AND 163W...FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 171W
AND 179E..AND N OF 46N BETWEEN 172E AND 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 59N BETWEEN 137W
AND 155W...FROM 45N TO 59N BETWEEN 169W AND 172E...AND
FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 170E AND 162E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG E AND NE OF A LINE FROM
54N131W TO 55N136W TO 58N142W TO 57N154W...FROM 30N TO
37N BETWEEN 139W AND 146W...WITHIN 90 NM OF 47N167W...
FROM 41N TO 49N BETWEEN 179E AND 162E...AND N OF 54N W
OF 177W.
.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 SAT JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 26N110W TO 21N114W. NW OF FRONT TO 25N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 30 NM E OF
TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FROM 00N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M PRIMARILY IN N W SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 20N WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF
MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 SAT JAN 24...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED
OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 07N90W TO 06N101W. THE
ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 06N101W TO 07N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. A SURFACE
TROUGH IS WITHIN THE ITCZ AND RUNS FROM 12N115W TO 06N119W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NEAR THE TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N
TO 15N BETWEEN 112W AND 122W.
$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 24 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 25 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 26 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N160E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF
27N W OF 164E. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF LINE 30N168E
26N166E 24N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 22N170E 24N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35
KT N 28N BETWEEN FRONT W OF 175E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF
LINE 30N178E 25N170E 17N160E.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 26N171E 1009 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW 20N160E. WARM FRONT FROM
28N176E TO LOW. FRONT AND TROUGH MOVING E 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 120 OF LOW AND FRONT W OF 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N178E 1009 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO
23N176E 18N160E. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N176W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONTS AND LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW 28N176W 1010 MB. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 25N176W 23N179W 17N160E. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N170W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 178W AND LOW.
.FIRST FRONT 30N180W 28N175E MOVING E 45 KT. SECOND FRONT 30N170W
23N175W THENCE TROUGH 19N179E MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N
OF 245N BETWEEN 161W AND SECOND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT MERGED WITH SECOND FRONT 30N156W
26N160W 25N170W 23N175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 150W
AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N144W 25N150W 24N170W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT.
.FRONT 30N145W 27N148W THENCE TROUGH 24N151W MOVING NE 15 KT AND
ERODING FROM THE S.
.24 FRONT AND TROUGH MOVED N OF AREA.
.TROUGH 14N177W 08N177W 04N176W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N180W 09N178E 05N178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM N OF LINE 30N170W 20N160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N165E 27N160E. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M N OF 27N BETWEEN 155W AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M N OF LINE 30N170E 25N160E. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N173E 25N170E 21N160E. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M N OF 24N BETWEEN 170W AND 176W...AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 152W
AND 166W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 08N140W 05N160W 03N172W ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60
NM N OF ITCZ E OF 148W.
$$
.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.=