HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC FRI DEC 26 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 28.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 56N167W 998 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM W AND SW...AND
240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 65N BETWEEN 167W AND 172E...AND WITHIN
300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N151W 984 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM E
AND NE QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 720 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 54N172W
IN THE BERING SEA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM E AND NE...480 NM
SE...1140 NM W AND SW...AND 900 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 56N170W TO 45N175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N145W 987 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND
NE...300 NM SE...480 NM W AND SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW WELL W OF AREA. FROM 43N TO 50N W OF 161E SE WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 53N W OF 166E WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MAIN LOW WELL W OF AREA WITH A SECONDARY LOW TO
FORM NEAR 49N157E 1002 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE...AND 1020 NM S AND
SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA. N OF 35N W OF 162E WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 42N171W 984 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 153W
AND 173E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N162W 982 MB AND
A NEW SECONDARY CENTER 38N167W 996 MB. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN
FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE...N OF 30N...WITHIN 900 NM E AND
NE...1200 NM S AND SE...AND 840 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN
CENTER...AND N OF 30N WITHIN 480 NM S AND SE...AND 780 NM W AND
SW QUADRANTS OF SECONDARY CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8
M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N167W 980 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 60N BETWEEN 155W AND 179W...AND WITHIN
600 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 30N155W TO 47N151W TO 53N143W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N170W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 54N160W 1000 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 57N151W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 53N131W 998 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM OF LOW
CENTER...EXCEPT 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MERGED WITH ANOTHER LOW NEAR 48N124W 1015
MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MOVED INLAND WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 40N126W 996 MB MOVING E 15 KT. FROM 33N TO 46N BETWEEN 123W
AND 138W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR
38N130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN
121W AND 131W N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 59N164W
TO 61N177W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W
OF 157W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 55N133W TO 57N139W TO 59N146W TO
58N153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 57N BETWEEN 157W AND 175W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N BETWEEN 156W AND178E...AND N AND NE OF A
LINE FROM 54N132W TO 60N146W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 39N TO 62N
BETWEEN 151W AND 179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG 52N TO 61N E OF 166W...FROM 39N TO
59N BETWEEN 150W AND 168W...AND N OF 50N W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 49N E OF 133W...FROM 40N TO 57N
BETWEEN 141W AND 172W...AND WITHIN 90 NM E OF A LINE FROM 49N171E
TO 55N171E.
.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N134W TO 10N133W TO
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO
15N119W TO 29N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N119W TO 26N136W TO 24N140W TO
18N140W TO 19N125W TO 24N119W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N110W TO 29N115W TO 29N140W TO 06N140W TO
13N121W TO 23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE 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 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI DEC 26...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 07N98W. ITCZ FROM 07N98W TO BEYOND
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 85W AND
98W...FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W.
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC DEC 26 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 27 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 28 2025.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N167W 23N173W 15N170E MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 28N BETWEEN 172E AND 174W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60
NM OF FRONT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N163W 21N170W 14N180E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 26N BETWEEN 180W AND 154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N158W 20N168W 15N175W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N BETWEEN 157W AND 148W.
.TROUGH 29N163W 23N170W 15N176W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 26N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN
30 NM OF TROUGH N OF 18N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DIRECTLY DESCRIBED
ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N162E 28N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF
28N W OF 163E.
.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 10N160E 18N180W 30N170W...AND N OF 10N
E OF 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 177E AND
170W...
AND FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 175W... AND FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N179E 25N170W 30N160W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N173E 24N177W 30N153W...
AND FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 170W... AND FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 150W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST
AREA.
.ITCZ 08N140W 08N155W 06N170W 03N168E. WIDELY ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS
FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 163W AND 157W.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 177E AND 178W.
$$
.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.=