HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC THU JAN 01 2026
CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 03.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 49N172E 982 MB MOVING NE 35 KT THEN TURNING MORE E AFTER 24
HOURS. FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 165E AND 160E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ALSO WITHIN 180
NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 178E AND 167E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N170W 1004 MB. FROM 52N TO 56N BETWEEN
165W AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF
LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N148W 1004 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 40N158E 998 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 33N TO 42N
BETWEEN 160E AND 163E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N168E 988 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
50N177E TO 32N160E. FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 160E AND 177W...AND
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N170E 976 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND 120 NM
W QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N175E 970 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A
LINE FROM 63N172W TO 55N175W TO 51N172E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 42N37W 999 MB DRIFTING SW. FROM
34N TO 48N BETWEEN 142W AND 153W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 40N149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 40N138W 987 MB.
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 42N133W TO 37N130W TO 30N131W. FROM 38N TO
44N BETWEEN 139W AND 144W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO
FROM 30N TO 46N BETWEEN 138W AND 150W AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT S OF 40N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M... EXCEPT E
OF FRONT SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 41N134W 985
MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 41N BETWEEN 126W AND 147W AND
WITHIN 360 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
M...HIGHEST NEAR 44N135W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N142W 1008 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360
NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N141W 1007 MB. N OF 57N BETWEEN 148W AND
153W AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N140W 1004 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 53N144W 1010 MB MOVING S 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS MERGED WITH
COMPLEX LOW 40N138W ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW JUST N OF AREA 58N173E 996 MB MOVING N 10 KT THEN TURNING W
AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED W OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 40N160E 983
MB. W OF A LINE FROM 44N179W TO 30N168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 31N167W 1006 MB. FROM 31N TO 34N
BETWEEN 169W AND 161W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF ALASKA.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
ALASKA...AND IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITHIN 120 NM OF THE ALASKA
COAST BETWEEN 158W AND 146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF
ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
ALASKA...AND IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITHIN 120 NM OF THE ALASKA
COAST BETWEEN 156W AND 139W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF
ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IN THE BERING
SEA N OF 57N E OF 162W...AND IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITHIN 90 NM
OF THE ALASKA COAST BETWEEN 153W AND 138W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...CORRECTED.
.LOW W OF AREA 52N154E 984 MB MOVING SW 10 KT THEN TURNING SE
AFTER 12 HOURS...THEN MOVING NE 15 KT AFTER 24 HOURS. N OF 47N
BETWEEN 160E AND 165E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 51N
BETWEEN 168E AND 172E...AND N OF A LINE FROM 57N165W TO
61N177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 54N BETWEEN 163E AND
177W..FROM 57N TO 59N BETWEEN 164W AND 171W...AND FROM 61N TO
63N W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 141W AND
147W...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 52N172W TO
44N177E TO 43N170E...WIHTIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 54N170W TO
60N178W...AND FROM 41N TO 44N W OF 167E.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 1200 UTC THU JAN 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 3.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N89W TO 08N89W TO 08N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N106W TO 07N104W TO
06N97W TO 14N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N139W
TO 29N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N137W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. WITHIN
30N132W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N136W TO 28N133W TO 30N132W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
29N127W TO 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 25N135W TO 29N127W W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W. WITHIN
30N128W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 24N135W TO 25N132W TO 30N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 19N140W TO 21N134W TO
30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N105W TO 20N106W TO 19N106W TO
19N105W TO 20N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N136W TO 06N138W TO 05N138W TO
03N138W TO 02N136W TO 03N135W TO 07N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 1...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N85W TO 05N97W.
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N97W TO 10N122W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 04N TO 07N E OF 87W AND FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 104W AND
114W.
$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 01 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 02 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 03 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW NEAR 23N177W 1010 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. FRONT 30N174W 25N175W
TO LOW TO 20N179W 16N176E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF LINE 30N179E 21N165E 17N172E 23N178W 27N174W 30N175W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 21N BETWEEN 179E AND 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 19N179W 1009 MB. FRONT 30N172W 26N174W
22N178W TO LOW TO 17N179W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N178E
26N173E 17N171E 17N177E 29N172W 26N159W 25N169W 26N166W 30N166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15N177W. FRONT FROM LOW TO 21N178W
16N173W 07N179E 04N168E. WIND 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
29N177E 18N166W 14N171W 26N174E 29N177E.
.FRONT 30N140W 24N149W MOVING SE 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N
E OF 151W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23N140W 21N147W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
LINE 26N140W 30N150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS MOVED N OF AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N161E 29N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF LINE 30N167E 25N160E.
.SEAS 4 TO 5 M FROM 28N TO 23N BETWEEN 175E AND 179W. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 09N160E 05N173E 06N156W 14N143W 23N164W
30N143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M FROM 28N TO 19N BETWEEN 174E AND
179W...AND N OF LINE 30N154W 27N146W 27N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N175E 18N160E 09N160E 06N173E 15N158W
24N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N165E 27N160E...AND N
OF LINE 30N162W 26N154W 27N151W 30N157W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
N OF LINE 30N169E 22N160E...AND 30N176W 10N151W 01N161W 00N150W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 07N140W 08N151W 08N159W 05N169W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 02N W OF 165E.
$$
.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.=