OPC East and Central N Pacific High Seas Forecast
by Ocean Prediction Center web team 12 Feb 2026 at 10:26pm FZPN02 KWBC 130525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC FRI FEB 13 2026 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 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 0000 UTC FEB 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 15. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 58N138W 991 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE...600 NM S AND SW...AND 240 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 1015 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 300 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N147W 1012 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 47N174E 1000 MB MOVING NE 35 KT AND A SECOND CENTER 36N169E 1001 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM N AND NE...AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER...AND N OF 30N...WITHIN 420 NM OF SECOND CENTER...EXCEPT NW QUADRANT...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 60N174W 994 MB...A SECOND CENTER 52N177W 998 MB...AND A THIRD NEW CENTER 40N178W 1016 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF FIRST CENTER...EXCEPT SW QUADRANT...WITHIN 420 NM NE...480 NM S AND SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 420 NM NE...AND 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF THIRD CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH SECOND CENTER ABSORBED BY FIRST CENTER INLAND OVER ALASKA...AND THIRD CENTER NEAR 50N170W 1022 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF AREA 55N162E 967 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 47N164E TO 58N175W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF AREA 57N164E 984 MB. FROM 45N TO 58N W OF 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF AREA 58N167E AND A SECOND NEW CENTER 60N176W 1004 MB. FROM 52N TO 62N W OF 169W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 158W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 39N BETWEEN 150W AND 173W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 33N178E 1014 MB. WITHIN 720 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 39N176E TO 30N171W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M... HIGHEST NEAR 33N170W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 62N147W 993 MB MOVING SE 30 KT WILL SLOW AFTER 24 HOURS. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 960 NM S AND SW...AND BETWEEN 240 NM AND 720 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N136W 1014 MB. FROM 32N TO 54N BETWEEN 139W AND 155W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED...WITH NEW LOW TO FORM 40N128W 1008 MB. FROM 32N TO 44N BETWEEN 136W AND 148W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND FROM 30N TO 48N BETWEEN 134W AND 150W... AND N OF 48N E OF 136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW JUST W OF AREA 41N159E 1004 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW DESCRIBED IN SECOND STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 35N158E 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N169E 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...AND W OF A FRONT FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 30N168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N162E 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE... 240 NM SE...AND 420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N166E 1005 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND SW...300 NM SE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N BETWEEN 158W AND 174W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N W OF 157W AND N OF 48N W OF 163E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 152W AND 164W...AND N OF 60N W OF 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 159W...AND N OF 50N W OF 164E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 55N E OF 141W...FROM 53N TO 59N W OF 172W...AND FROM 30N TO 51N BETWEEN 176E AND 167E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN 149W AND 152W...N OF 58N W OF 160W...FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 174W AND 179W...AND N OF 49N W OF 164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 53N BETWEEN 164W AND 178E...N OF 57N W OF 171W...AND FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 173W AND 163E. .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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 15. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 27N124W TO 28N132W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 23N131W TO 25N126W TO 27N124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N124W TO 30N136W TO 24N136W TO 25N140W TO 06N140W TO 19N136W TO 27N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 07N139W TO 15N135W TO 20N127W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131.5W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 26N133W TO 23N131W TO 26N120W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 14N125W TO 19N140W TO 07N140W TO 11N125W TO 14N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO 13N95W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .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 0200 UTC FRI FEB 13... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08.5N78W TO 08.5N84W TO 03N91.5W. ITCZ FROM 03N91.5W TO 00.5N106W TO 04.5N125W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 13 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 14 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 15 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 24N170W 1014 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. FRONT 17N177W TO LOW TO 25N167W 24N163W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN 176W AND 170W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 180W AND 160W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 175W AND 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23N172W 1010 MB. FRONT 16N171W TO LOW TO 25N169W 23N165W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN 173W AND 165W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 173W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25N173W 1011 MB. FRONT 18N177W TO LOW TO 30N175W 22N165W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 169W AND 160W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N173W 22N165W 22N150W 30N145W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N166E 22N160E MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 165E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N174E 25N171E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 173E AND 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179E 22N169E. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH 12N178E 09N167E 05N167E MOVING W 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N162E 08N161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N164E 25N163E 25N160E MOVING NE 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF TROUGH. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF N OF 26N BETWEEN 180W AND 165W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 12N160E 05N175E 15N165W 10N155W 20N140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 176W AND 155W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N160E 15N180W 15N150W 18N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N175W 22N160W 30N155W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N160E 20N180W 05N160W 20N140W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 05N180W 07N170W 05N165W 06N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 160W AND 145W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI. See NWS for further details |