HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC THU JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 10.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 48N176W 976 MOVING NE 15 KT AND
SECOND LOW 51N177W 973 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SW
QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW AND 240 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND
LOW AND 360 NM N AND 420 NM NE QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 40
TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M EXCEPT N OF 53N SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND LOW AND FROM 34N
TO 51N BETWEEN 168W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N172W 973 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE...AND 420 NM SW AND 660 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55
KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO
60N BETWEEN 159W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 47N170W 981 MB AND
SECOND LOW 52N155W 962 MB. FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 59N
BETWEEN 172W AND 150W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
...STORM WARNING..
.W OF A LINE FROM 42N160E TO 32N164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW W OF AREA 47N156E
972 MB AND SECOND LOW 41N168E 989 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT
OF FIRST LOW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A
LINE FROM 51N162E TO 36N180W TO 32N179W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N176E 979 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N
TO 46N BETWEEN 160E AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5
M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 47N159W 984 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 600 NM S AND 480 NM
SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N158W 966 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 60N
BETWEEN 130W AND 158W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N150W 960 MB. FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN
126W AND 130W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N
OF 40N BETWEEN 150W AND 126W AND WITHIN 120 NM W SEMCIRCLE WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N143W 988 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. S OF 59N AND N OF A LINE
FROM 56N152W TO 51N130W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5
M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 997 MB WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF 56N171E 994 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. N OF 54N W OF 178E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSPATED. N OF 50N W OF 177E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 50N175E TO 62N176W
AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N167W 989 MB. FROM 32N TO 40N
BETWEEN 154W AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM
60N178W TO 56N170W TO 56N160W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N175E TO 56N170W TO 55N160W TO
56N143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NE AND N OF A
LINE FROM 60N178W TO 56N170W TO 56N160W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N175E TO 55N160W TO
56N144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NE AND N OF A
LINE FROM 60N179W TO 56N175W TO 56N160W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 55N170E TO 53N178W TO
55N160W TO 60N145W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 52N
BETWEEN 155W AND 174W...AND WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 48N177W TO 53N177W TO 55N170W TO 55N164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 135W AND
179W...FROM 43N TO 50N W OF 166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 173W AND
170E...AND FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 159W AND 174W...AND N OF A
LINE FROM 54N155W TO 59N140W.
.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 0600 UTC THU JAN 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 10.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N128W TO 27N129W TO 25N126W TO 25N118W TO
26N116W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N124W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 07N133W
TO 00N125W TO 11N130W TO 20N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 30N122W TO
25N122W TO 25N117W TO 29N114W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W
TO 20N130W TO 22N123W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N117W TO
20N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N127W TO 19N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N119W TO 25N117W TO
22N112W TO 24N111W TO 30N116W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N113W TO 30N119W TO
26N136W TO 10N140W TO 09N133W TO 15N116W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N109W TO 28N111W TO 31N113W TO
31N115W TO 22N109W TO 24N107W TO 27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JAN 8...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO
04N115W TO 07N120W...AND FROM 06N125W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE 06N TO 08N W OF 138W.
$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 08 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 09 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 10 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N164W 25N166W 21N170W MOVING W 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 161W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W 27N156W 24N160W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N145W 27N150W 24N154W. WINDS EASED 20
KT OR LESS.
.FRONT 30N179E 28N177E 28N173E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N165E 27N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179W 28N176E THENCE TROUGH 23N160E.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M N OF LINE 27N160E 25N176W 07N177W 08N156W
01N157W 00N144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M E OF LINE 27N160E 26N170W
17N169E 00N176W...EXCEPT FROM 28N TO 18N BETWEEN 168W AND 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N165W 28N161W
30N155W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 26N160E 29N177W
22N173W 30N149W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 08N BETWEEN 173W AND 153W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 06N140W 05N148W 09N162W 07N171W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 13N TO 03N E OF 160W.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08N W OF 173E.
$$
.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.=