The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast   Issued: 01/16/2026 01:03:48 PM UTC

                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC FRI JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JAN 16 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 17 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 18 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.PRIMARY FRONT 30N148W 24N150W 17N160W 15N168W MOVING ESE 20 KT.
SECOND FRONT 30N152W 25N155W MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
LINE 30N142W 22N150W 19N162W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120
NM OF PRIMARY FRONT N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 24N143W 18N150W 15N160W. SECOND
FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 146W AND 152W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT N OF 24N...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF
FRONT W OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 20N140W 15N150W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 28N E OF 148W.

.FRONT 30N178E 26N170E 23N160E MOVING E 30 KT N OF 26N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY S OF 26N. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N175W 27N175E
30N173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N168W 28N171W 28N180W 26N166E. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 30N161W 30N167W. WINDS EASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW DEVELOPING COLD FRONT 30N162E 26N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N176E 25N170E 24N160E. NEW
DEVELOPING WARM FRONT 30N175W 30N167W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N
BETWEEN 167E AND 178E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 06N W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 08N W OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 08N BETWEEN 150W
AND 162W.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M N OF LINE 30N146W 19N160W 16N178W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N142W 17N160W 14N175W 06N175E 05N160E...
EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS FROM 26N TO 20N W OF 170E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
M S OF 08N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N142W 18N150W 14N160W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N140W 08N160W 05N180W
08N160E...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS FROM 25N TO 22N W OF 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M N OF 28N BETWEEN 143W AND 147W...
N OF LINE 30N163W 26N170W 30N178W...AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 171E AND
164E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N140W 02N160W 05N175E
28N170E 27N160E.

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

.ITCZ 08N140W 09N155W 06N175W 06N167E 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 167E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 167E AND 155W.

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.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.