The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/27/2026 08:55:34 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC TUE JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 27 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 28 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 29 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N177W 23N170E 20N160E MOVING NE 25 KT. SECOND FRONT
30N177E 27N160E MOVING E 30 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF A LINE
30N178W 25N174E 30N160E. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M NW OF A LINE 30N180W
20N167E 20N162E 30N151E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE
30N177W 18N170E 15N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND FRONT MERGED WITH FIRST FRONT. FRONT
30N170W 22N180W 18N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 174W
AND 163E. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M N OF A 30N171W 23N180W 23N165W 30N161W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N165W 18N180W 11N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N150W 22N170W 20N180W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 142W AND FRONT...AND N OF OF 28N BETWEEN 160W
AND 180W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N162W 25N168W 24N180E 25N170E
30N162E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N161W 07N174W
07N160E.

.COLD FRONT 30N164W 25N170W 21N180W 18N170W 16N180W MOVING NE 25
KT. WARM FRONT 30N163W 27N161W 24N158W MOVING NE 30 KT. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 158W AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 30N154W
27N158W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 28N BETWEEN 146W AND 154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.FRONT 25N140W 22N146W 22N153W MOVING NE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH. TROUGH FROM 23N142W
21N143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIMINISHED.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF A LINE 30N140W 26N150W 26N170W 30N175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF A LINE 24N140W 20N150W
23N160W 30N163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M N OF E OF 156W.

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

.ITCZ 07N140W 06N150W 03N166W 04N180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.