HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 18.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW JUST NW OF AREA NEAR 59N176E 973 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 52N BETWEEN 158W AND 171E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 54N129W 990 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. FROM 43N TO 59N BETWEEN 125W
AND A LINE FROM 43N141W TO 59N153W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N125W 995 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SW OF A
LINE FROM 39N122W TO 41N127W TO 51N131W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 54N BETWEEN 122W AND 143W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. S OF 46N E OF
141W...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH LOW 42N133W BELOW...WINDS LESS
THAN 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 34N128W 1005 MB MOVING E 25
KT. S OF 42N E OF 136W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5
M...HIGHEST W OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 43N E OF 143W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 40N174W 1005 MB NEARLY
STATIONARY. FROM 35N TO 48N BETWEEN 173W AND 179E...AND S OF 53N
BETWEEN 158W AND 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 54N BETWEEN 157W AND 175E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N172W 1014 MB. S OF 49N BETWEEN 162W AND
178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW FORMED S OF AREA NEAR 28N168W 1015 MB.
S OF 35N BETWEEN 163W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 50N18E 987 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. W OF A
LINE FROM 35N160E TO 42N173E TO 51N175E TO 53N167E WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 56N175E 991
MB. N OF 49N W OF 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL N OF AREA. N OF 58N W OF 172W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 39N165E 1014 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A
LINE FROM 45N174E TO LOW CENTER TO 34N160E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N171E 1015 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE
FROM 44N175E TO 35N165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 45N137W 1012 MB. FROM 38N TO 47N
BETWEEN 135W AND 146W WINDS 25 TO 35KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N133W 1011 MB. FROM 36N TO 44N BETWEEN
132W AND 143W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 54N
BETWEEN 169W AND 173W...FROM 49N TO 53N BETWEEN 173E AND
163E...AND N OF 57N BETWEEN 170W AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM N OF 57N BETWEEN 169W AND
175W...FROM 53N TO 57N BETWEEN 143W AND 152W...WITHIN 240 NM NW
OF A LINE FROM 50N153W TO 45N166W...AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 51N179W TO 47N178E TO 42N167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
48N153W TO 47N158W TO 43N162W...AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 49N177W TO 47N177E. .
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE
FROM 51N130W TO 55N136W.
.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 1800 UTC MON FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 25N123W TO 19N140W. WITHIN
29.5N118.5W
TO 30N118W TO 30N119W TO 28N118.5W TO 28N118W TO 29N118W TO
29.5N118.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW
SWELL. WITHIN 29N122W TO 30N122W TO 30N125W TO 26N126W TO 27N124W
TO 29N122W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M IN W TO NW
SWELL. WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N136W TO 28N130W TO 28N128W TO 29N126W
TO 30N125W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N119W TO 28N128W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
20N132W TO 25N121W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 18N138W TO 19N139W TO 19N140W TO
16N140W TO 17N138W TO 18N138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N135W TO 20N132W TO 20N140W
TO 16N140W TO 16N139W TO 19N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO
20N122W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 16N136W TO
21N140W TO 13N139W TO 09N135W TO 12N132W TO 13N125W TO 16N136W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N122W TO 24N140W TO 16N136W TO 10N140W TO
08N136W TO 11N119W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 25N123W TO 30N140W TO
27N135W TO 11N120W TO 20N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 18N134W TO 23N140W TO
14N140W TO 13N136W TO 17N130W TO 18N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
26N120W TO 26N140W TO 16N130W TO 14N140W TO 07N140W TO 11N120W TO
26N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO
14.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31.5N114W TO
31.5N114.5W TO 31N114.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 31N113.5W
TO 31.5N114W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113.5W TO
30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N114W TO 30N113.5W TO 30.5N113.5W
TO 31N113.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113W TO 30.5N114W
TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO 30N113.5W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86.5W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 11.5N87.5W TO
11N87.5W TO 10.5N87.5W TO 10.5N87W TO 11N86.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...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 11.5N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO
11N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 2000 UTC MON FEB 16...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 06N77W TO 00N84W. ITCZ EXTENDS
FROM 02.5N92W TO 01N113W TO 04N132W TO 01N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 07N AND E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 09N BETWEEN 125W AND
136W.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 16 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 17 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 18 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N168W 20N177W 25N170E MOVING NE 5 KT N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE
NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND
160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N166W 25N170W 20N175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 22N BETWEEN FRONT AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N165W 20N170W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 22N BETWEEN FRONT AND 160W.
.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 15N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 15N E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 12N E OF 160W...AND N OF
15N BETWEEN 165E AND 175W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 14N160E 17N180W 25N173W 12N160W
16N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N167E 15N167E
20N174W
10N160W 12N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 150W. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N165E 15N170E 15N170W 08N160W
08N140W.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 04N160E 05N170E 05N180W 03N153W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 170E AND 178W.
$$
.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.=