The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 03/07/2026 12:51:42 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAR 07 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 08 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 09 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178W 26N175W 21N175W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
N OF 27N W OF 172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
30N169W TO 23N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173W 25N170W 19N174W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF LINE 30N164W 22N176W 22N180W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N162W 26N165W...THENCE TROUGH 17N174W MOVING E SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 19N WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TRANSITIONS TO TROUGH 30N164W 25N167W
22N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM N OF 16N E OF 156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 06N E OF 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N E OF 162W.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 20N180W 24N161W 13N152W 15N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 22N180W 25N163W
13N156W 07N158W 10N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 29N W OF 173W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N180W 26N175W 30N168W...AND N OF LINE
30N167W 14N163W 08N155W 09N140W.

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

.ITCZ 03N140W 02N155W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM N
OF ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.