The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/31/2026 01:19:17 AM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC FRI JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 30 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 31 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 01 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N145W 24N152W 21N161W 19N176E MOVING ENE 15 KT N OF 21N
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N E OF
FRONT. NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT
AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY
BELOW.

.FRONT 30N152W 27N160W 27N166W MOVING ENE 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 27N BETWEEN 163W AND 146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 26N140W 23N147W 21N152W 20N160W. WINDS
EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24N140W 22N146W.

.FRONT 30N168E 23N160E MOVING ENE 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
25N WITHIN 300 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 24N166E 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 26N W OF 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170W 22N174E 19N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 170E AND 165W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N173E 26N160E.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N148W 23N162W 23N167W 14N179E 16N176E
30N178W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 06N140W 04N160E
14N160E 25N170E 25N160E...EXCEPT E OF LINE 28N140W 21N158W 10N160W
15N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N140W 20N154W 20N161W
30N162W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N140W 17N151W
04N154W 00N173W 01N174E 13N169E 27N173W 28N178W 19N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M N OF LINE 10N140W 00N155W
00N179W 10N160E...EXCEPT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N168W 28N157W
20N161W 12N172E 17N160E 28N168W.

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

.ITCZ 05N140W 05N162W 03N164E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210
NM OF ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 05N W OF 162E.

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.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.