HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC TUE FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 50N180W TO 30N180W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 26.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 59N147W 1012 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N144W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N140W 996 MB.
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N149W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 60N141W 984
MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N150W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 59N142W 984 MB. FROM 57N TO 60N
BETWEEN 147W AND 154W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW NEAR 59N143W 980 MB. FROM 57N TO
60N BETWEEN 148W AND 153W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ALSO
BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM S AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM SE
QUADRANT AND WITHIN 600 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N132W 1007 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A FRONT
FROM 40N127W TO 30N137W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW JUST W OF AREA 38N178E 1001 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. S OF 45N W
OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N173E 990 MB. FROM 31N TO 47N W
OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 40N176E 992 MB. S OF 46N BETWEEN
166W AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 48N179E 1006 MB.
WITHIN 420 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N180W 1007 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM
N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 33N139W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N168W TO
59N175W TO 60N179W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 58N W OF 166W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 57N159W TO 57N170W TO 60N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N W OF ALASKA...AND WITHIN THE COOK INLET
AND SHELIKOF STRAIT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 56N147W TO 55N160W TO 60N179W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY S OF ALASKA N OF 52N BETWEEN 138W AND 165W...AND
WITHIN THE BERING SEA N OF 53N W OF ALASKA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 47N138W 1003 MB MOVING SW 15 KT
AND SECOND CENTER 39N141W 1007 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM
NW AND W QUADRANTS OF BOTH CENTERS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 51N BETWEEN 136W AND 165W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 40N138W 1010 MB. CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 37N TO 44N E OF
129W...N OF 47N W OF 175W...AND N OF 55N W OF ALASKA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM OF S ALASKAN COAST
BETWEEN 130W AND 152W...FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN W ALASKAN COAST
AND 171W...AND FROM 44N TO 52N W OF 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 54N BETWEEN 130W AND 156W...FROM
32N TO 37N BETWEEN 125W AND 141W...AND FROM 44N TO 54N W OF 166W.
.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 TUE FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 26.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W TO 13N94W TO 14N93W
TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N96W TO
15N97W TO 13N99W TO 12N99W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 12N90W TO 16N97W TO 13N103W TO
10N106W TO 06N98W TO 08N92W TO 12N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W
TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
WITHIN 15N92W TO 15N97W TO 12N107W TO 07N107W TO 03N100W TO
06N90W TO 15N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN
12N90W TO 15N96W TO 13N108W TO 09N111W TO 03N106W TO 05N98W TO
12N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N96W
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 06N88W TO
12N91W TO 13N103W TO 11N113W TO 02N110W TO 02S95W TO 06N88W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N89W TO 11N111W TO 06N115W TO
03.4S106W
TO 03.4S94W TO 06N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE SWELL.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 09N92W TO 07N90W TO 07N89W
TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N88W TO
09N87W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 12N87W TO 13N88W TO 09N93W
TO 07N92W TO 06N89W TO 12N87W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N90W TO 06N97W TO 03N97W TO
02N93W TO 07N87W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 11N93W TO
07N89W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N136W TO 27N140W TO 20N140W TO 23N135W TO
30N125W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N138W TO 30N137W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N132W TO 30N129W TO 30N140W TO
13N140W TO 12N135W TO 16N130W TO 24N132W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 12N133W TO 12N138W TO
10N138W TO 07N137W TO 06N134W TO 08N131W TO 12N133W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N135W TO 25N135W TO 30N140W TO
03N140W TO 04N130W TO 07N127W TO 18N135W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.WITHIN 11N127W TO 13N130W TO 10N134W TO 08N133W TO 06N127W TO
08N124W TO 11N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N80W TO 07N81W TO 07N82W TO 05N82W TO
05N81W TO 06N80W TO 07N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N78W TO 08N78W TO 07N80W TO 08N82W TO
05N82W TO 04N81W TO 07N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N80W 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. WITHIN 03N82W TO 04N82W TO 05N84W TO 02N87W TO 00N87W TO
00N85W TO 03N82W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC TUE FEB 24...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N83W TO 02N95W TO 00N108W. THE
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04S107W TO 01S130W TO 01S140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06N E OF 92W.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 24 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 25 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 26 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 27N140W 21N147W THENCE TROUGH 18N160W MOVING SSE SLOWLY.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 25N TO 18N E OF 155W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22N140W 20N146W THENCE TROUGH 19N154W.
WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22N140W 20N142W THENCE TROUGH 14N145W.
.WEAK FRONT 30N140W 28N143W MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.
.TROUGH 20N143W 14N149W 07N155W MOVING E SLOWLY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH N OF 15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.FRONT 30N177W 24N178W 22N180W MOVING E 10 KT N OF 24N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 25N176W 22N179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N171W 24N174W 22N177W THENCE TROUGH
20N179W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
.TROUGH 30N175W 27N174W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY
ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N141W 28N145W 30N149W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 24N140W 21N154W 25N168W 30N174W. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N140W 19N160W 25N172W 23N180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 23N180W 17N171W
12N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 20N180W 04N171W
15N160W 14N155W 04N155W 04N140W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 09N TO 05N W OF 172W.
$$
.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.=