The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/16/2026 01:15:14 AM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 15 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 16 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 17 2026.

.WARNINGS.


...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N151W 24N155W 20N158W 16N168W MOVING SE 25 KT. WINDS 30
TO 35 KT FROM 28N TO 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 151W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N152W 23N154W 23N151W 30N143W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 156W AND 143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N146W 23N148W 19N150W 16N154W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 155W AND 142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N140W 23N141W 18N142W 14N147W. WINDS
EASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.FRONT 30N161W 28N165W 29N170W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 35
KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 163W AND 157W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N
OF 21N BETWEEN 169W AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N171E 24N165E 22N160E MOVING E 30 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 29N BETWEEN 171E AND 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N174W 27N177E 26N169E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF LINE 30N175W 28N179W 25N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS EASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 26N166E 1007 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
24N164E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N162E 26N167E
26N171E 30N168E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 22N TO 18N BETWEEN 160W
AND 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 19N TO 16N BETWEEN 157W
AND 155W.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 8 M N OF LINE 30N176E 24N178E 24N171W 25N160W 30N155W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N165E 25N160E 04N160E
02N179W 02N146W 10N140W...EXCEPT FROM 20N TO 13N BETWEEN 178E AND
153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N166W 16N166W 16N159W
20N153W 30N146W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 26N160E
25N178E 20N160E 07N160E 05N178W 12N162W 20N151W 30N142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N179E 28N174W
30N168W...AND N OF 22N BETWEEN 149W AND 145W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N160E 29N171E 24N172E 22N178W 20N160W
23N168W 18N169E 04N173E 03N158W 13N150W 21N140W.

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

.ITCZ 06N140W 09N151W 08N159W 08N164W 05N171E 05N160E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 159W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.