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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0545 UTC THU FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FEB 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 55N144W 981 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW OF A

LINE FROM 58N140W TO 58N147W TO 60N150W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS

5.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 47N E OF 159W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS

3 TO 6 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N138W 1002 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW OF

A LINE FROM 57N134W TO 58N148W TO 60N150W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS

4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 60N E OF 159W WINDS LESS THAN

25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS

DIMINISHED.

...STORM WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER JUST W OF AREA NEAR 39N175E 993 MB

MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 49N TO 57N W OF 166W...AND S OF 46N BETWEEN

166W AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER JUST W OF AREA

NEAR 43N179E 992 MB. FROM 50N TO 54N W OF 171W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.

SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 43N180W 991

MB. FROM 50N TO 55N W OF 166W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M.

ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 58N W OF 160W...S OF 48N BETWEEN 161W AND

168W...AND FROM 33N TO 44N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 45N177W 992

MB. WITHIN 540 NM N OF A LINE FROM 48N180W TO 51N165W TO

52N156W...AND FROM 31N TO 43N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS

3.5 TO 7.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 31N137W 1006 MB MOVING NW 20

KT. S OF 38N BETWEEN 130W AND 145W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 4 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 37N141W 998 MB. S

OF 43N BETWEEN 132W AND 146W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5

M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N141W 1002 MB. S OF 45N BETWEEN 131W AND

148W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N149W TO

56N154W TO 57N164W TO 61N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE

FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N140W TO 54N153W TO 54N165W TO

57N180W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N

BETWEEN 152W AND 175W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY

N OF A LINE FROM 60N142W TO 54N149W TO 54N166W TO 56N178W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N

BETWEEN 157W AND 174W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY

N OF 54N W OF 149W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 53N W OF

168W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 53N W OF 160W...AND FROM

34N TO 39N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 150 NM N AND NW OF A LINE FROM

52N149W TO 53N160W TO 48N180W.

.FORECASTER POCHE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS 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 0000 UTC THU FEB 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 25N134W TO 30N133W SW

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO

12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 08N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N80W TO 06N79W TO 07N78W

TO 08N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO

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

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

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 10N88W TO 10N112W TO 04N116W TO 02S109W TO 02S94W TO

10N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N113W TO 12N122W TO 09N123W TO

03N121W TO 01N117W TO 03N110W TO 11N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

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

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N129W TO 14N132W TO 19N140W TO 05N140W TO 05N130W TO

11N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N133W TO 12N137W TO 11N140W TO

04N140W TO 04N135W TO 05N132W TO 09N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.36 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 0600 UTC THU FEB 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05S81W TO 02S97W TO 04S109W.

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S109W TO BEYOND 02S140W. SCATTERED

MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 10S TO 03S AND E OF 85W.

.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 26 2026.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 27 2026.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 28 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N171W 23N175W 19N179W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30

KT N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND 164W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN

180 NM OF FRONT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N165W 22N168W THENCE TROUGH 16N177W.

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 167W AND 159W...AND WITHIN 120

NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH ELSEWHERE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 28N161W 1011 MB. FRONT FROM

30N161W TO LOW TO 23N161W THENCE TROUGH TO 19N168W TO 16N180W.

WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.FRONT 22N140W 17N147W THENCE TROUGH 12N151W MOVING E SLOWLY.

SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA AND TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 30N141W 28N141W 25N142W MOVING NE SLOWLY. ISOLATED

MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 147W AND 141W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N141W 25N144W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED N OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N173W 27N179W.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 18N179W 20N173W 07N173W 03N171W

09N159W 16N159W 15N155W 03N155W 04N140W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M NW OF LINE 30N164W 22N170W

13N180W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M W OF LINE 30N166W 14N174W

09N169W 00N175W...FROM 16N TO 02N BETWEEN 158W AND 141W...AND N OF

27N BETWEEN 164W AND 160W.

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

.ITCZ 05N158W 06N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 04N W

OF 170W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 07N BETWEEN 145W AND 141W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.=