The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 01/14/2026 08:13:14 PM UTC
                        
920
FZPN40 PHFO 141013
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC WED JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 15 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 16 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N165W 25N170W 22N179W 21N175E MOVING SE 25 KT. WINDS 30
TO 40 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 163W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 178E AND 159W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N153W 25N155W 20N162W 17N169W THENCE
TROUGH 18N177W. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 153W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 175W AND 147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N148W 23N150W 19N155W THENCE TROUGH
16N169W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 158W AND 143W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N142W 27N143W 24N146W MOVING NE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N166E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 29N W OF 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179W 27N178E 25N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 175E AND 172W.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 30N178E 27N173W 26N168W 30N162W. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 14N160E 22N173E 23N172W 16N170E
04N172E 01N178W 05N155W 16N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 8 M N OF LINE 30N173W 25N171W 25N166W
30N166W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N177E 22N178W
25N163W 30N155W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N160E
28N165E 21N160E 04N160E 06N175E 17N179E 22N156W 12N149W 11N140W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 16N BETWEEN 171W AND 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N170W 26N171W 16N169W
18N159W 21N154W 30N146W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
28N160E 25N175E 20N160E 06N160E 05N172E 08N174W 11N173W 20N152W
30N142W.

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

.ITCZ 07N140W 05N157W 06N175E 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 160W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.