High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
767 FZPN02 KWBC 031725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC SAT JAN 03 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). 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 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF AREA NEAR 41N158E 975 MB MOVING NE 40 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 41N167E...S OF 46N W OF 174W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 42N160E 963 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N174E 951 MB. FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 180W AND 172E WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 41N TO 57N BETWEEN 168W AND 168E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 M...HIGHEST S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. ALSO N OF 30N W OF 158W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 58N172W 960 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 155W AND 171E...N OF 56N BETWEEN 145W AND 154W...AND N OF 60N W OF 170W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N167W. ALSO EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 49N171E...N OF 40N W OF 136W AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A FRONT FROM 40N170W TO 30N178E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9.5 M...EXCEPT E OF 150W SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 43N133W 985 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 53N143W... S OF 51N BETWEEN 122W AND 150W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 600 NM SW QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N128W 987 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW...S OF 47N E OF 130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5. M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 58N169E 968 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. N OF A LINE FROM 47N160E TO 48N173E TO 58N160W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 57N175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS NW OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N143W 1001 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. FROM 44N TO 54N BETWEEN 140W AND 155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N131W 997 MB. FROM 34N TO 51N BETWEEN 130W AND 157W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 154W AND 180W NE TO E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 151W AND 173W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 154W AND 171W SE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 41N167E 984 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 540 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 41N158E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 52N174E DESCRIBED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N162E 998 MB. FROM 34N TO 45N W OF 166E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N171E 991 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N W OF 180W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST E. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 43N180W TO 32N160E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA AND N OF 56N BETWEEN 135W AND 163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF ALASKA AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N153W TO 59N139W TO 54N130W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 37N128W 1007 MB. S OF 42N BETWEEN 124W AND 146W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 141W AND 145W...WITHIN 60 NM OF 59N146W AND 59N140W...WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 43N173E TO 46N179W TO 52N170W...NE OF A LINE FROM 61N177W TO 57N168W...AND FROM 43N TO 45N W OF 163E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 49N BETWEEN 160W AND 167W....FROM 50N TO 53N E OF 130W...AND WITHIN 180 NM W...NW...AND N OF A LINE FROM 49N173E TO 53N173E TO 55N176E TO 57N177W TO 56N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 55N TO 61N W OF 159W AND NE OF A LINE FROM 59N152W TO 54N140W. .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 SAT JAN 3. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 4. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 5. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W 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 24N130W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 25N138W TO 24N131W TO 26N127W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 15N130W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 07N140W TO 14N120W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 05N138W TO 07N140W TO 02N140W TO 02N136W TO 04N135W TO 05N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W 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 LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT JAN 3... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N88W TO 06N101W. THE ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N101W TO 09N120W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 90W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W. .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 03 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 04 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 05 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 27N166W 1018 MB. TROUGH 29N164W TO LOW TO 26N168W. LOW AND TROUGH MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 28N BETWEEN 178E AND 166W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N162W 1016 MB. TROUGH 29N161W TO LOW TO 25N164W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N170W 24N155W 25N148W 30N153W. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25N163W 1013 MB. TROUGH 27N161W TO LOW TO 22N167W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 29N TO 27N BETWEEN 163W AND 158W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N169W 22N154W 25N148W 30N154W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 24N166W 1012 MB. TROUGH 27N166W TO LOW TO 21N167W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 30N1712W 27N172W 24N159W 17N161W 17N143W 30N154W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 19N177W 1008 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 20N177W 22N175W 18N172W 12N176W 08N179W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 26N174E 26N179W 15N164W 14N170W 25N173E 26N174E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 24N TO 07N BETWEEN 175W AND 163. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 12N176E 1008 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 17N178E 14N174W 06N178E 04N171E. WINDS DIMINISHING 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 30N162E 27N160E MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N168E 26N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N168E 22N160E. WINDS MOVED N OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 20N160E. .SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N148W 27N144W 26N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N176E 15N166E 09N174E 07N160W 20N140W...AND N OF LINE 30N167E 27N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 28N BETWEEN 164W AND 153W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N177W 24N167W 23N157W 13N155W 12N140W...AND N OF LINE 30N170E 22N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 170W AND 156W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 30N173W 26N173W 15N156W 06N160W 00N155W...AND N OF LINE 30N179E 17N166E 15N160E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 09N146W 07N154W 07N161W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 02N W OF 167E. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.