North Pacific High Seas Forecast

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HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC THU JAN 15 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0600 UTC JAN 15. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING... 
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 46N160W 979 MB MOVING N 10 KT...A
SECOND CENTER 42N154W 989 MB MOVING NW 20 KT...AND A THIRD CENTER
38N159W 987 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 600 NM N AND NE...AND 240 NM SE
QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS  5 TO 8 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 55N BETWEEN 141W AND 172W WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N161W 982 MB
AND A SECOND CENTER 39N150W 1002 MB. N OF 57N BETWEEN 140W AND
148W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO
61N BETWEEN 138W AND 157W...AND WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND
WITHIN 240 NM NE...360 NM SE...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 840 NM W
AND NW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N149W...AND 31N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER MOVED N OF AREA
WITH A SECOND CENTER 39N147W 1005 MB. FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN
137W AND 152W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

...STORM WARNING... 
.COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 45N172E 990 MB MOVING E 15 KT 
WHILE INTENSIFYING AND SECOND CENTER 41N172E 994 MB MOVING NE 25
KT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 240 NM NE...300 NM E AND
SE...AND N AND NW...AND 360 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS OF FIRST
CENTER...AND N OF 30N...WITHIN 300 NM NE...660 NM S AND SE...780
NM SW...AND 420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 45N176E 970 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 360 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 46N178W 968 MB.
BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM SW QUADRANT...AND BETWEEN 240 NM AND
480 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 52N BETWEEN 164W AND 166E...AND WITHIN 720
NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 53N174W 979 MB...A
SECOND CENTER 46N169W 984 MB...AND A THIRD NEW CENTER 43N162W 996
MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO
55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 53N BETWEEN 157W AND
178W...AND WITHIN 540 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST ASSOCIATED WITH LOW W OF AREA...FROM 33N TO 42N
W OF 161E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 41N161E 988 MB. 
WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 42N169E 982 MB. 
WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 46N W OF 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N176W 1005 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 420 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX
DESCRIBED IN SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N164E 1003 MB DRIFTING SE. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN
SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE...WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 47N TO 53N W OF 169E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 49N153W 1004 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N AND
NE...AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5
M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 
55N160W TO 55N171W TO 60N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N151W TO 52N161W TO 55N177W TO
57N175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING N OF 56N BETWEEN 
162W AND 180W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND
NE OF A LINE FROM 54N164W TO 53N177W TO 56N173E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
173W.  ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 59N173W TO 56N173E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 36N TO 46N E OF 131W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 47N E OF 134W N TO NE WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 59N BETWEEN
144W AND 153W...FROM 43N TO 60N BETWEEN 150W AND 176W...AND FROM
43N TO 51N W OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 140W AND 
158W...AND FROM 41N TO 62N BETWEEN 161W AND 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 56N BETWEEN 151W AND
160W...FROM 45N TO 52N BETWEEN 168W AND 171W...N OF 52N W OF
172W...AND FROM 38N TO 46N BETWEEN 180W AND 161E.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 10N103W TO 09N103W
TO 10N98W TO 13N94W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 15N98W TO 11N102W TO 
09N101W TO 09N98W TO 11N93W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO
12N98W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N100W TO 11N106W TO 09N105W TO 06N99W TO 
10N93W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N94W TO 13N102W TO 13N108W TO 06N104W
TO 06N99W TO 09N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 17N130W TO 21N132W TO 21N140W TO 06N140W TO 12N133W TO
17N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 13N106W TO 18N116W TO 17N120W TO 13N120W TO 08N114W TO 
09N107W TO 13N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0919 UTC THU JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83.5W TO 07N105W TO 07N126W. 
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N126W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W.


.FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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