HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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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 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 17.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 50N159W 981 MB MOVING NW 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANT...BETWEEN 240
NM AND 840 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5
M...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 M IN NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...AND 840 NM NE AND 1260 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW QUADRANT. ALSO
WITHIN 900 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 1320 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N166W 985 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 M. ELSWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
NW...240 NM NE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 44N176E 973 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 600 NM
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO
5 M IN NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND
720 NM NW AND 360 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5 M. ALSO WITHIN 960 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N171W 976 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 43N173W 979 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS OF MAIN
CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND
CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M...EXCEPT 6 TO 11.5 M
IN SW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER. ELSEWHERE 240 NM NW...360 NM
NE...1260 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER...AND
WITHIN 600 NM NW...660 NM NE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND
CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ALSO WITHIN 1320 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...AND 420 NM NW AND 360 NM NE QUADRANTS OF MAIN
CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 59N179E 987 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 55N176E 988 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT OF
MAIN CENTER...AND WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 56N172W TO
60N179W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
600 NM NE...480 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 59N152W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 60N148W TO 58N141W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM
NE...420 NM SE AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M. ALSO WITHIN 660 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N162E 990 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 540 NM
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST IN SE
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N W OF 172E WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N172E 977 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 660
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M...EXCEPT 3.5
TO 7 M IN NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE 420 NM N AND 840 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM
N SEMICIRCLE...AND 1020 NM SE AND 840 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N174W 1002 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 300
NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 600 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY
COMPLEX LOW DESCRIBED IN SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 41N154W 993 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 780 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 960 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N146W 1006 MB. WITHIN 720 NM N AND 480
NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 155W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N144W 1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N
BETWEEN 132W AND 152W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 56N180W TO 59N173W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH COMPLEX LOW IN
SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N168W 968 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...360 NM NW AND 420 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW
CENTER...EXCEPT 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 55N156W 1008 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480
NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
3 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM
55N161W TO 56N173W TO 60N178E. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 54N163W TO 55N178W TO
58N177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N FROM A LINE
FROM 58N173W TO 58N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY 59N152W TO 56N176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 35N TO 47N BETWEEN 124W AND 132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 48N BETWEEN 124W AND 135W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 54N BETWEEN 135W AND 146W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N156W 1006 MB. WITHIN 660 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 53N
BETWEEN 140W AND 147W...AND N OF 48N BETWEEN 150W AND 172W...AND
FROM 43N TO 52N W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 57N BETWEEN 164W AND
177E...AND N OF 57N W OF 164W...AND FROM 40N TO 45N W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 58N BETWEEN 150W AND
160W...AND FROM 50N TO 64N BETWEEN 162W AN 177E..AND FROM 39N TO
45N BETWEEN 172W AND 166E.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. 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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 17.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N94W
TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE... WITHIN 14N93W TO
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 11N99W TO 10N97W TO 12N94W TO 14N93W... N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N104W TO 07N101W TO
07N95W TO 11N93W TO 16N95W... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N92W TO 10N93W TO 08N92W TO
09N86W TO 12N86W...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 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 21N133W TO 25N137W TO 26N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N136W TO
16N133W TO 21N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W
TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 17N140W TO
25N135W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W
TO NW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC THU JAN 15...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 07N85W TO 05N100W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N100W TO 08N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N AND E OF 85W, AND FROM 12N TO
16N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W.
$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JAN 15 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 16 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 17 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.PRIMARY FRONT 30N149W 27N151W 21N155W 20N158W 15N169W MOVING ESE
20 KT. SECOND FRONT 30N154W 25N161W MOVING ESE 35 KT. WINDS 30 TO
35 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF PRIMARY FRONT N OF 27N...AND N OF 26N
BETWEEN 156W AND 161W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N142W 22N150W 17N163W 30N165W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM OF PRIMARY FRONT N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N144W 25N145W 16N155W. SECOND FRONT
DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N...
AND N OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23N140W 15N150W. WINDS EASED 20 KT OR
LESS.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N175E 26N170E 22N160E MOVING E 30 KT N OF 26N AND
BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY S OF 26N. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE
30N180W 27N175E 30N171E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172W 27N177W 25N170E 26N160E. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N161W 29N170W 29N180W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT W OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N173E 26N171E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO
30 KT N OF FRONT E OF 165E.
.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 06N W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 06N W OF 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 08N BETWEEN 150W
AND 162W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 4 TO 7 M N OF LINE 30N148W 22N160W 18N180W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N141W 19N160W 15N180W 06N175E 05N160E...
EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS FROM 25N TO 21N W OF 167E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
M S OF 10N BETWEEN 146W AND 168W...AND FROM 24N TO 15N E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF LINE 30N143W 21N150W
13N165W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N141W 18N150W
09N165W 06N180W 08N160E...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS FROM 23N TO
20N W OF 171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M N OF 23N BETWEEN 143W AND
150W...AND N OF LINE 30N165W 27N174W 30N177W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 18N140W 03N160W 03N180W 28N170E 28N160E.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 09N150W 07N165W 07N180W 05N165E 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 165E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ.
$$
.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.=