HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 55N147W 965 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 50N E OF
154W...AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 50N130W TO 45N130W TO
40N137W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N154W 988 MB. WITHIN 420 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 43N176W 982 MB MOVING E 40 KT. FROM 33N TO 40N BETWEEN 171W
AND 177E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO
43N BETWEEN 165W AND 167E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N155W 979 MB. FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN
146W AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST SW
OF THE LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N148W 984 MB. FROM 30N TO 51N BETWEEN
130W AND 159W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST S OF
THE LOW.
...STORM WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 137W AND 150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N135W 992 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360
NM E QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
360 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF A FRONT FROM
49N131W TO 40N133W TO 30N143W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N162E 990 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N
TO 40N BETWEEN 167E AND 160E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N179E 979 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO
49N BETWEEN 167W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N156W 978 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N148W 988 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 56N173 996 MB MOVING SE 10 KT WILL TURN N THEN NW AFTER 12
HOURS. NW OF A LINE FROM 52N167E TO 56N176E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 4 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N176E 984 MB. FROM 51N TO 57N W OF 180W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 59N174E 980 MB. N OF 52N BETWEEN
177W AND 171E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS WELL NW OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N172E 994 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN
178W AND 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED INTO LOW 42N179E WITH CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 52N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 51N TO 56N BETWEEN 161W AND 167W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 51N BETWEEN 162W AND 169W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 170E AND 160E WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N159W TO
56N164W TO 57N177E. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N
OF A LINE FROM 56N154W TO 51N170W TO 52N165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N
BETWEEN 161W AND 170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY
N OF A LINE FROM 57N155W TO 53N168W TO 55N174W TO 60N179W AND NW
OF A LINE FROM 51N166E TO 58N179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N
BETWEEN 160W AND 170W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY
N OF A LINE FROM 57N155W TO 54N161W TO 57N174W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 57N153W TO 53N144W AND WITHIN 180 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50N170W TO 44N179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 54N140W TO 49N132W...N OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO 51N155W TO
55N165W...AND FROM 46N TO 49N BETWEEN 170E AND 160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 125W AND
130W...N OF A LINE FROM 57N151W TO 55N167W...AND FROM 53N TO 57N
BETWEEN 176E AND 170E.
.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 0600 UTC THU JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO
12N98W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M. WITHIN 14N93W TO 15N93W TO 16N96W TO 14N98W TO 11N98W TO
11N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. TO
THE S AND SW OF THE GULF...WITHIN 08N95W TO 11N100W TO 08N103W TO
10N107W TO 05N109W TO 04N104W TO 08N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO
14N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 13N94W TO
16N95W TO 12N100W TO 10N99W TO 10N95W TO 11N94W TO 13N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W
TO 14N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 17N132W TO 30N126W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N125W TO 30N118W TO 30N132W TO
20N140W TO 06N140W TO 12N124W TO 22N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N122W TO 16N134W TO 14N140W TO
06N140W TO 07N123W TO 09N119W TO 15N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N136W TO
30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N138W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO ENTER EXTREME NW CORNER. WITHIN
30N135W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 27N136W TO 30N135W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC THU JAN 29...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N79W TO 09N84W TO 05N90W. ITCZ
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO 04N100W TO 05N110W TO 07N120W TO
06N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 06N BETWEEN
84W AND 87W.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 29 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 30 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 31 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N155W 25N168W 19N176E 21N173W MOVING ENE 30 KT. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 165W AND 143W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 26N152W 22N162W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 28N E OF 146W...AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 168W AND 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N140W 25N145W 22N153W. WINDS EASED 20
KT OR LESS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N166E 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW
OF LINE 30N174E 26N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 21N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
26N W OF 178E.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 29N160E 24N168E 26N176W 30N162W. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 06N160E 00N178E 00N178W 08N153W
15N140W...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 13N BETWEEN 171W AND 149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N178E 23N175W 25N165W
30N152W. SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N162E 29N160E.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 26N160E 24N167E 17N160E
06N160E 01N179W 02N155W 07N140W...EXCEPT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
29N140W 19N163W 10N155W 20N140W 29N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M N OF LINE 30N165W 22N162W
22N155W 30N142W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 22N160E
28N176E 20N175W 11N160E 08N160E 02N174E 00N170W 00N161W 18N150W
26N140W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 05N140W 05N149W 09N167W 05N178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ W OF 156W.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08N W OF 175E.
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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.=