The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/15/2026 08:26:25 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE
HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 15 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 16 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 17 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N152W 23N157W 20N161W 18N168W MOVING SE 25 KT. WINDS 30
TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 151W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N153W 21N160W 24N151W 30N144W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 158W AND 144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N148W 23N150W 18N156W 16N169W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF 23N BETWEEN 158W AND 142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N141W 25N141W 20N144W 18N150W. WINDS
EASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N163W 28N167W 30N171W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 35
KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 167W AND 160W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N
OF 22N BETWEEN 174W AND 156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 30N168E 26N163E 24N160E MOVING E 30 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 29N BETWEEN 162E AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179W 27N177E 26N169E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF LINE 30N176W 28N179W 28N175W 30N169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N164W 28N169W 26N177W 27N175E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 26N163E 1005 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
25N162E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 27N TO 24N BETWEEN 161E
AND 164E.

.48 HOUR WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 19N TO 14N BETWEEN 157W AND 153W.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 8 M N OF LINE 30N177E 22N179W 24N161W 30N155W. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N160E 29N166E 23N160E 04N160E
06N179W 01N164W 00N148W 10N140W...EXCEPT FROM 19N TO 11N BETWEEN
177E AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N170W 17N169W 18N159W
30N148W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N160E 25N175E
19N160E 05N160E 08N168W 11N173W 17N158W 30N143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N179E 29N176W
30N171W...AND N OF LINE 30N152W 22N154W 18N151W 24N145W 30N145W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N164E 24N171E 24N177W
30N162W...AND N OF LINE 30N160W 24N169W 20N174E 17N160E 08N160E
03N177W 04N159W 14N152W 24N140W.

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

.ITCZ 06N140W 08N146W 08N168W 06N179E 06N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 158W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.