HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC SUN JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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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 1800 UTC JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 13.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 52N140W 979 MB MOVING N 20 KT. FROM 50N TO 55N E OF 136W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E
AND NE...AND 1080 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 59N141W 992 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 56N149W
DESCRIBED BELOW.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 46N151W 978 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
30N...WITHIN 480 NM E AND NE...AND 900 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N147W 990 MB. WITHIN 600 NM E AND
NE...AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N149W 988 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300
NM N AND NE...AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 41N159W 985 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
30N...WITHIN 660 NM SE...AND 1200 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 51N147W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...STORM WARNING...
.ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSIFYING LOW W OF AREA...FROM 35N TO
49N W OF 162E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 30N TO 51N W OF 166E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 42N173E
989 MB...A SECOND CENTER 48N168E 984 MB...AND A THIRD CENTER
50N163E 987 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST
CENTER...WITHIN 120 NM OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 120 NM
N AND NE QUADRANTS OF THIRD CENTER...WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR THIRD CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 30N175E TO 50N177E TO 55N173E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 40N173W 984
MB...AND A SECOND CENTER 43N178E 989 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW
QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 47N
BETWEEN 165W AND 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 38N149W 997 MB. N OF 30N...WITHIN
720 NM E AND NE...600 NM SE...AND 1140 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 42N143W 992
MB. FROM 32N TO 47N BETWEEN 136W AND 144W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N142W 978 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...AND
300 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...720 NM SE...420 NM S AND SW...
AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 57N152W 985 MB DRIFTING S WILL TURN W AFTER 24 HOURS.
WITHIN 300 NM SW...AND 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N153W 994 MB. WITHIN 900 NM W AND
SW...AND 420 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N156W 987 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND
NE...960 NM W AND SW...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N170W 988 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 540 NM N AND
NE...600 NM S AND SE...780 NM SW...AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N166W 998 MB. N OF 30N...WITHIN
840 NM N AND NE...480 NM S AND SE...540 NM SW...AND 660 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N148W 1001 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE
AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 42N W OF 162E S TO SE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N152W
TO 56N158W TO 57N171W TO 61N177W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N151W TO 54N160W
TO 56N173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A
LINE FROM 57N153W TO 55N161W TO 57N172W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N151W TO
52N168W TO 57N177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A
LINE FROM 59N151W TO 56N158W TO 56N170W TO 60N177W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 57N151W TO 53N163W TO 58N177E.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 51N TO
58N BETWEEN 132W AND 142W...FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 168W
AND 176E...AND FROM 46N TO 49N W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 51N E OF
132W...N OF 58N E OF 142W...FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 143W
AND 149W...FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 149W AND 175W...AND
WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 38N173E TO 51N161E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 132W
AND 145W...FROM 49N TO 61N BETWEEN 147W AND 160W...FROM
40N TO 45N BETWEEN 170W AND 177E...AND FROM 52N TO 61N
BETWEEN 171W AND 179W.
.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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 13.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W
TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94WN TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 12N96W TO
15N96W TO 11N100W TO 10N99W TO 12N93W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N106W
TO 10N98W TO 13N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 10N98W TO 11N107W TO 08N106W
TO 07N100W TO 09N90W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W
TO 12N101W TO 11N100W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO 12N109W TO
09N109W TO 05N104W TO 04N99W TO 08N95W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W TO
32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N89W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 24N135W TO 30N133W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO
13N130W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N128W TO 22N135W TO 30N140W TO
09N140W TO 10N131W TO 14N125W TO 19N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.WITHIN 24N118W TO 19N128W TO 23N136W TO 20N140W TO 12N136W TO
15N112W TO 24N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA ABOVE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC SUN JAN 11...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO
10N126W...THEN RESUMES W OF SURFACE TROUGH NEAR 10N132W TO
09N140W. TROUGH FROM 11N129W TO 05N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 03N TO 09N AND E OF 85W...AND FROM 07N TO 16N AND W OF
114W.
$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JAN 11 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 12 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 13 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N157W 25N165W 22N170W 19N175E 19N164E MOVING E 20 KT.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N179E 26N179W 21N160E 14N160E
16N179E 30N159W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W 23N155W 19N163W THENCE TROUGH
18N173W 18N172E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 165W AND 144W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 172W AND 141W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 22N149W 20N155W THENCE TROUGH
17N162W. ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED N OF AREA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH 26N156W 20N168W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS
SECTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N167E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 26N W OF 173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 24N171E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 173E AND 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 06N BETWEEN 172E
AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 07N BETWEEN 171E
AND 160W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 5 TO 7 M N OF LINE 30N164W 25N178W 25N176E 30N175E. SEAS 4
TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N160W 20N172E 30N169E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N140W 15N150W 22N159W 15N156W 06N171W
22N169W 12N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 7 M 30N154W 22N161W 26N171W 30N174W.
SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N147W 19N165W 16N176E 30N179E.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 11N140W 08N146W 22N152W
16N168W 11N153W 04N156W 06N175E 11N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N141W 19N153W 22N159W
18N158W 24N167W 30N175W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
14N140W 15N151W 20N156W 08N156W 05N172E 10N160E.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 10N140W 05N170W 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14N
TO 07N E OF 145W...AND FROM 11N TO 08N BETWEEN 170E AND 177E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 172W AND 165W.
$$
.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.=