High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
672 FZPN40 PHFO 140303 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC WED JAN 14 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JAN 14 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 15 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 16 2026. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N168W 28N171W 23N179W 22N176E 21N170E 22N162E MOVING E 25 KT E OF 176E...AND STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N160W 24N166W 23N177E 30N175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N155W 26N158W 23N162W 19N169W THENCE TROUGH 18N175W. NW TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF A LINE 30N152W 23N157W 26N171W 30N173W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N144W 20N156W 20N171W 30N177W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N147W 26N148W 22N151W 17N160W THENCE TROUGH 16N166W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE 30N142W 23N149W 22N160W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N142W 27N143W THENCE TROUGH 19N153W MOVING NE 10 KT N OF 27N...AND SLOWLY W ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N166E 26N161E. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 168E AND 165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N178E 27N173E 23N167E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF A LINE 30N173W 27N178E 27N174E. .24 HOUR FORECAST ENE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 180E AND 161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 178E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF A LINE 30N140W 18N150W 23N162W 26N170W 30N163E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N140W 05N161W 02N175W 07N171E 08N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M N OF A LINE 30N157W 25N162W 24N177W 30N177E. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N151W 24N156W 22N180E 30N173E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 13N140W 11N150W 21N166W 10N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 5 TO 7 M N OF A LINE 30N146W 21N156W 19N166W 30N177W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N145W 20N156W 16N170W 30N178E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N141W 20N152W 13N173W 17N172E 25N171E 28N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 06 TO 20N BETWEEN 173E AND 160E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N140W 06N175W 06N176E 05N170E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ W OF 158W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 07N W OF 170E. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.