The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/26/2026 12:26:27 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC MON JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 27 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 28 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 27N160E 30N165E MOVING E 30 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF
FRONT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN
150 NM S OF FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF
FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 25N170E 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M WITHIN
180 NM S OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 25N172E 20N160E. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N165E 25N175E 30N170W.
SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 26N160E 25N170E 30N177W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 25N180W 30N170W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 26N177E 1008 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N179W
AND FROM LOW TO 25N178E 24N175E MOVING NE 15 KT N OF 20N
NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N178W 1008 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. FRONT 30N164W 28N169W.

.FRONT 30N150W 23N161W THENCE TROUGH 20N175W 17N177E MOVING
E 15 KT N OF 24N NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 25N145W 23N153W. WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. TROUGH 22N140W
17N145W. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.TROUGH 04N160E 02N164E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 27N BETWEEN 178E AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N178W 22N170W
30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N169W 22N160W
22N150W 27N140W.

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

.ITCZ 05N140W 05N145W 07N150W 05N167W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
S OF 05N BETWEEN 142W AND 145W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 160W AND 155W.

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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.