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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1145 UTC MON JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW W OF AREA 50N152E 953 MB MOVING NW 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE

AND E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 49N160E TO 47N162E TO 43N163E

WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 54N

BETWEEN 160E AND 171E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVE WELL NW OF AREA.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 43N163E 988 MB MOVING NE 30 KT THEN TURNING NW AFTER 12

HOURS. WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO

38N164E TO 33N163E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE

FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 160E AND 172E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3

TO 6 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N163E 985 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT

WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. OTHERWISE FROM 43N

TO 52N BETWEEN 160E AND 169E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9

M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N164E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WELL NW OF AREA.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 32N152W 1007 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM E OF A

FRONT EXTENDING FROM 37N145W TO THE LOW TO 30N154W WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N147W 998 MB. WITHIN 480 NM E

QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 420 NM E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE LOW

TO 30N151W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST INTENSIFYING COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER

46N144W 990 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 38N146W 992 MB. WITHIN 300

NM E QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT OF

SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE

FIRST CENTER TO THE SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8

M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN 133W AND 144W...AND FROM 30N

TO 39N BETWEEN 144W AND 165W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 58N143W 968 MB. FROM 51N TO 60N

BETWEEN 130W AND 144W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M...HIGHEST

NEAR 55N137W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 50N127W TO 43N150W WINDS

30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST E OF 142W. OTHERWISE FROM

30N TO 50N BETWEEN 128W AND 150W WINDS LESS THAN 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO

6.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH NEW FIRST CENTER 45N174E 988

MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 41N179W 986 MB. FROM 33N TO 47N BETWEEN

176W AND 172E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM

30N TO 50N BETWEEN 174W AND 169E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6

M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 38N177W 995 MB

AND SECOND CENTER 40N169W 975 MB. FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 159W

AND 172W...AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS

40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N169W AND 37N179W.

ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 46N BETWEEN 154W AND 174E WINDS 25 TO 40

KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 57N138W 980 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO 58N

BETWEEN 127W AND 140W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS

DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 51N143W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 46N TO 51N BETWEEN 124W

AND 148W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR

48N143W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N140W 1002 MB. FROM 51N TO 56N BETWEEN

132W AND 143W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DESCRIBED

ABOVE WITH LOW 58N143W.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 44N153W 984 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT AND

FROM 32N TO 37N BETWEEN 168W AND 176W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4

TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 1260 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS

25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N143W 999 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS

DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 56N152W 988 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. FROM 55N TO 59N BETWEEN 150W

AND 158W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N154W 995 MB. FROM 56N TO 58N BETWEEN

152W AND 156W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N153W 983 MB. FROM 54N TO 60N BETWEEN

150W AND 156W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 46N170W 994 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 60N

BETWEEN 161W AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR

47N160W 992 MB. FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 155W AND 166W WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N153W 990 MB. FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN

150W AND 156W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 54N175W 1009 MB. FROM 52N TO 59N

BETWEEN 159W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N174W 1006 MB. WITHIN 420 NM W QUADRANT

AND FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 162W AND 174W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 52N BETWEEN 160E AND 166E WINDS 30

TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N152W TO

56N157W TO 56N170W TO 61N177W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE

FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO 51N162W TO 51N180W TO

54N168E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE

FROM 57N155W TO 56N158W TO 56N167W TO 60N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO

MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N150W TO 54N154W TO

49N168W TO 56N172E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE

FROM 57N155W TO 55N161W TO 55N170W TO 60N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO

MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N151W TO 50N163W TO

50N177W TO 57N176E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 52N

BETWEEN 160W AND 174W...AND FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 160E AND

166E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE

FROM 51N128W TO 47N144W...FROM 45N TO 58N BETWEEN 150W AND

166W...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 41N176W TO

52N165E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 61N BETWEEN 137W AND

165W...AND FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 163W AND 171W.

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 MON JAN 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO

16N94W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO

6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO

13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO

5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 12N96W TO 15N96W TO

10N102W TO 10N99W TO 12N93W TO 15N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO

13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

TEHUANTEPEC...N

TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

13N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N106W TO 10N98W TO

13N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF

AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 10N98W TO 11N107W TO 08N106W TO 07N100W TO

09N90W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NE

SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NW SWELL W OF 102W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO

14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N97W TO 13N100W TO 11N107W TO

10N103W TO 11N96W TO 16N93W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT N OF 13N AND NE

TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO

15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5

M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO

14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITHIN 12N94W TO 16N94W TO 13N104W TO

08N105W TO 06N102W TO 12N112.5W TO 07N96W TO 09.5N94W TO 12N94W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 16N129W TO 24N131W TO

30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW

SWELL...HIGHEST

N OF 21N W OF 134W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO

13N127.5W TO 21N122W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO

3 M IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W

TO 18N140W TO 18N133W TO 25N137W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W

TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N89W TO

09N87W 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 WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N87.5W 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.

.WITHIN 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 27N112W TO 30N114W TO

31N113W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 0945 UTC MON JAN 12...

.TROUGH FROM 15N119W TO 08N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE 13N TO 16.5N

BETWEEN 112W AND 118W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 10N99W TO

10N107.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 0F 09N84W TO 06.5N90W TO

06N110W.

THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09N121W TO 08N130W AND TO 08N140W.

SCATTERED

MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 91W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 12 2026.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 13 2026.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 14 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.FIRST FRONT 30N154W 20N165W 17N175W 15N180E 16N168E MOVING E 20

KT E OF 177W AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SECOND FRONT 30N160W

26N164W 26N167W MOVING E 30 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN

170W AND 162W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM FRONT TO 24N... AND

ELSEWHERE

N OF 24N BETWEEN 175W AND FIRST FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS

WITHIN 150 NM E OF FIRST FRONT N OF 27N... AND N OF SECOND FRONT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND FRONT MERGED WITH FIRST FRONT. FRONT

30N145W 21N152W 17N160W THENCE TROUGH 15N170W 14N180W. WINDS 20 TO

30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 162W...AND FROM FRONT AND TROUGH TO

20N BETWEEN 180W AND 160W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N142W 20N149W. WINDS

DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

...GALE WARNING...

.FRONT NEAR 30N160E MOVING NE 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N W

OF 170E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 23N170E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30

KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 168E AND 177W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N165W 26N170W 22N175E 22N167E. WINDS 30

TO 35 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N... AND N OF FRONT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 6 TO 7.5 M N OF LINE 30N174W 24N166W 30N157W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M

ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 16N170E 20N170W 30N153W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M

ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 12N160E 18N170W 21N160W 12N150W 14N140W. SEAS

2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 175W AND 160W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 7 M N OF 27N BETWEEN 160W AND 150W.

SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 10N174W 17N160W 30N142W... AND NW OF A

LINE 30N167E 23N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N170E

08N163W 20N150W 26N140W... AND NW OF LINE 21N160E 30N175E. SEAS

2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 145W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 15N140W 13N152W

02N172W 08N160E.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 09N140W 08N160W 05N180E 03N162E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS

FROM ITCZ TO 08N BETWEEN 170E AND 180W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.=