HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC THU JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 24.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 55N166E 976 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 600 NM NE
AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M...EXCEPT
4 TO 8 M IN NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE AND 900 NM SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M
IN NE QUADRANT. ALSO WITHIN 960 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WELL W OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 37N159E 996 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420
NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 43N168W 985 MB AND
SECOND CENTER 49N172E 992 MB . WITHIN 660 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 780
NM NE QUADRANT OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 59N W OF 173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N173E 971 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND 420 NM
E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 780 NM NE..1320 NM SE AND 960 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ALSO WITHIN 1620 NM SE AND 1200 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 38N155W 1006 MB MOVING N 10 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 36N166W 1006 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 720 NM SE
AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 143W AND 174W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N157W 992 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE
AND SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
30N TO 51N BETWEEN 141W AND 171W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N158W 998 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NE AND 1080
NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 40N171E 1002 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NE AND 780
NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND 540 NM NE AND 840 NM SE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN
SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 45N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWEHRE FROM 32N TO 45N BETWEEN 122W
AND 131W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N176E 1005 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 34N
BETWEEN 174W AND 170E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 50N173E
DESCRIBED IN FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 51N
BETWEEN 135W AND 154W AND N OF 55N W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 141W AND 157W
AND FROM 40N TO 62N BETWEEN 174W AND 164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 138W AND
161W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 55N160W TO
61N177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 55N163E TO 61N177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 56N159W TO 59N180W.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. 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 0000 UTC THU JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 24.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N94W TO 14N96W TO 10N101W TO 08N116W TO
06N114W TO 05N98W TO 10N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W 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 CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N88W TO
10N90W TO 09N91W TO 08N91W TO 07N90W TO 08N89W TO 10N88W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W 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 CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU JAN 22...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N95W TO 05N95W. ITCZ
FROM 05N95W TO 04N105W TO 05N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W...FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN
115W AND 125W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JAN 22 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 23 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 24 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 29N168E 1002 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO
25N171E TO 21N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 166E AND
176E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. FRONT BECOMES TROUGH
30N177E 27N177E 23N177W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN
178W AND 177E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 176W
AND 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 25N174W 1006 MB. TROUGH 30N177W TO
LOW TO 23N169W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 178W AND 170W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N150W 20N156W 15N164W MOVING E 10 KT N OF 23N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 147W AND
159W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N147W 21N153W 17N163W. WINDS EASED 20
KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N147W 22N151W
19N161W.
.FRONT 30N157W 24N163W MOVING E 20 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 29N BETWEEN 162W AND 170W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N148W
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 27N BETWEEN 158W AND 168W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N148W 05N160W 27N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 26N160E 28N170E
20N150W 30N143W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 05N140W 04N160W 06N177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 10N W OF 180E.
$$
.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.=