HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC MON MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 11.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 30N176W 993 MB MOVING N 10 KT. FROM 37N TO 44N W OF 166W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 47N W OF 156W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N174W 990 MB. FROM 37N TO 44N W OF 162W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 49N W OF
155W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 180W. ALSO S
OF 34N W OF 156W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR
180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N175W 994 MB. FROM 38N TO 43N W OF 159W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 48N W
OF 151W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 180W.
ALSO S OF 35N W OF 150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7
M...HIGHEST NEAR 180W.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 58N139W 998 MB MOVING S 05 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 51N141W 1014 MB MOVING E 25 KT. BETWEEN 300 NM AND
720 NM W QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N E OF 168W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 51N142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 57N140W 997 MB.
FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 148W AND 160W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N E OF 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N139W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 56N148W 1003 MB.
WITHIN 720 NM W QUADRANT...EXCEPT 660 NM W QUADRANT ACROSS THE
BERING SEA...WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST S OF
THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE...720
NM S...AND 840 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
...GALE WARNING...
.S OF 43N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W WINDS AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 42N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 40N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W AREA OF N WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 52N159W 1016 MB. WITHIN
300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N
OF 49N BETWEEN 160W AND 174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N144W 1001 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 56N148W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N BETWEEN 151W AND 162W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM
57N172W TO 52N162W TO 52N144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N
BETWEEN 151W AND 160W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY
N OF A LINE FROM 60N179E TO 54N167W TO 53N147W AND N OF 59N E OF
147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N
BETWEEN 151W AND 163W AND N OF 60N BETWEEN 144W AND 147W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM
57N173W TO 52N167W TO 50N156W TO 53N145W AND N OF 58N E OF 145W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 34N TO 38N
BETWEEN 167W AND 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 41N BETWEEN 158W AND
171W...FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 141W AND 162W...AND FROM 50N TO
54N BETWEEN 154W AND 166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
45N142W TO 48N131W....FROM 34N TO 39N BETWEEN 155W AND
166W...FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 140W AND 149W...AND FROM 52N TO
58N BETWEEN 146W AND 156W.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 1200 UTC MON MAR 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 11.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW PRES NEAR 27N117W 1008 MB MOVING NE 3 KT. WITHIN 26N116W TO
26N118W TO 25N118W TO 25N119W TO 24N118W TO 24N117W TO 26N116W W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N116W TO 26N121W TO 26N122W TO 24N121W TO 24N118W TO
24N117W
TO 26N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N123W TO 29N124W TO 29N123W TO 30N122W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N112W 1013 MB. WITHIN 30N120W
TO 30N128W TO 29N126W TO 28N124W TO 28N122W TO 30N120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N134W TO 29N128W TO
27N126W TO 28N122W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
N SWELL.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W 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 10.5N87.5W TO
10.5N87W TO 10.5N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO
10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN
11N87W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 11N87W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 00N107W TO 00N115W TO 05N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W
TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N102W TO 13N117W TO 09N136W TO
04N116W TO 03.4S103W TO 03.4S82W TO 09N102W...EXCEPT LEE OF
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N93W TO 09N94W TO 09N95W TO 08N95W TO
08N94W TO 08N94W TO 08N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S
TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 13N110W TO 16N115W TO 15N125W TO 18N129W TO
11N140W TO 05N129W TO 13N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
MERGING S AND N SWELL.
.WITHIN 10N137W TO 11N139W TO 13N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N139W TO
08N137W TO 10N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF S TO SW SWELL
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N105W TO 20N106W TO 19N106W TO
19N105W TO 20N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 19N105W TO
19N106W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
19N105W TO 20N107W TO 19N109W TO 18N109W TO 19N107W TO 18N105W TO
19N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 9...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N84W TO 00.5N106W. ITCZ IS
ANALYZED FROM 00.5N106W TO 02N117W TO 02.5S126W TO 00N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 03.4S TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND
95W.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 09 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 10 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 11 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N169W 26N169W 20N175W 16N180W MOVING E 10 KT SLOWLY.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 21N W OF 155W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS WITHIN 450 NM E OF FRONT N OF 20N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N165W 25N166W 19N175W 14N180W. SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N BETWEEN 165W AND 156W. SW THRU NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 20N180W 21N170W 30N166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 11N180W 20N166W 30N161W. S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF 18N BETWEEN 162W AND 152W. SW THRU NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF LINE 22N180W 20N175W 23N168W 30N163W.
.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 151W AND 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 23N W OF 173W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF
LINE 14N180W 22N169W 09N157W 06N140W...EXCEPT 2.5 M OR LESS E OF
LINE 26N140W 25N148W 14N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 23N180W 24N171W
30N168W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N180W 15N170W
24N156W 30N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF LINE 22N180W 25N172W
30N172W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 16N180W 15N170W
20N160W 24N155W 30N153W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
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.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.=