The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast   Issued: 02/14/2026 08:05:00 AM UTC

                        
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FZPN40 PHFO 132205
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC FRI FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

BEGINNING 12 UTC FEBRUARY 17, 2026, THE HSFNP AREA WILL BE RESIZED
FROM 30N TO THE EQ BETWEEN 180W AND 140W. FOR FORECAST W OF 180W,
PLEASE REFER TO THE OFFICIAL WMO HIGH SEAS FORECAST FROM JAPAN
METAREA XI OR WMO HEADER WWJP90 RJTD. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CHANGE
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/NOTIFICATION/PDF_2026/
SCN26-04_HIGHSEASFORECAST_OPC_COVERAGE.PDF


SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 13 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 14 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 15 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 24N169W 1011 MB. FRONT 17N175W TO LOW TO 25N167W 21N164W.
LOW AND FRONT MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 35 TO 45 KT FROM 28N TO
25N BETWEEN 165W AND 171W. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
BETWEEN 175W AND 153W. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS FROM 12N TO 25N
BETWEEN 170W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25N173W 1009 MB. FRONT WEAKENING TO TROUGH
FROM LOW TO 20N175W AND FROM LOW TO 30N175W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
N OF 27N BETWEEN 170W AND 162W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
N OF 21N BETWEEN 170W AND 145W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N149W 16N156W 30N171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENING TO TROUGH. TROUGH 30N172W
22N180W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N170W 22N165W 15N155W
27N140W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N175E 25N172E 22N165E MOVING NE 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N BETWEEN 170E AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178E 25N173E 20N170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177W 25N180W 23N175E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N165E 25N160E MOVING N 15 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172E 26N169E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 27N BETWEEN 167E AND 173E.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 177W AND 165W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N160E 15N170E 15N160W 20N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 175W AND 155W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N160E 20N180W 15N160W 25N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N172W 22N155W
30N160W...AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 167E AND 173E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N160E 22N180W 15N160W 20N140W.

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

.ITCZ 05N176E 07N163W 04N150W 04N140W. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 175W AND 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 175E AND 180W.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.