The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

589 FZPN40 PHFO 112236 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SUN JAN 11 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JAN 11 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 12 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 13 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N157W 25N165W 22N170W 19N175E 19N164E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N179E 26N179W 21N160E 14N160E 16N179E 30N159W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W 23N155W 19N163W THENCE TROUGH 18N173W 18N172E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 165W AND 144W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 172W AND 141W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 22N149W 20N155W THENCE TROUGH 17N162W. ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED N OF AREA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 26N156W 20N168W MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N167E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N W OF 173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 24N171E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 173E AND 167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 06N BETWEEN 172E AND 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 07N BETWEEN 171E AND 160W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 5 TO 7 M N OF LINE 30N164W 25N178W 25N176E 30N175E. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N160W 20N172E 30N169E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N140W 15N150W 22N159W 15N156W 06N171W 22N169W 12N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 7 M 30N154W 22N161W 26N171W 30N174W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N147W 19N165W 16N176E 30N179E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 11N140W 08N146W 22N152W 16N168W 11N153W 04N156W 06N175E 11N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N141W 19N153W 22N159W 18N158W 24N167W 30N175W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 14N140W 15N151W 20N156W 08N156W 05N172E 10N160E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 05N170W 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14N TO 07N E OF 145W...AND FROM 11N TO 08N BETWEEN 170E AND 177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 172W AND 165W. $$ .FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.