The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 02/08/2026 08:49:30 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SUN FEB 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 08 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 09 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 10 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N141W 23N150W 19N157W 19N162W THENCE TROUGH 18N167W
14N177W FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM
24N TO 14N BETWEEN 175E AND 155W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM
22N TO 18N BETWEEN 174W AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N142W 22N150W THENCE TROUGH 19N164W
12N169W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT FROM 23N TO 17N BETWEEN 174W AND 155W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 10N WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
28N171W 17N174E 08N179W 11N162W 26N146W 28N171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 17N170W. DETACHED FRONT 24N140W
24N147W. TROUGH FROM 25N165W TO 21N169W TO LOW TO 10N172W. WINDS
30 TO 35 KT FROM 24N TO 19N BETWEEN 173W AND 154W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 30N148W 28N165W 17N174E 13N179E 17N168W
07N167W 06N140W.

...GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH 30N167E 20N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
24N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 173E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 24N
BETWEEN TROUGH 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY NEW FRONT 30N164E 26N160E.
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF LINE 30N172E 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N179W 24N170E 23N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177E 23N169E 21N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT FROM 26N TO 20N W OF 170E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 15N158W 09N168W MOVING NW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FIRST FRONT AND TROUGH
DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N166W 13N168E 01N176E 07N158W
03N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M FROM 25N TO 17N BETWEEN 175W AND
155W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N164W 23N176E 13N171E
00N170W 02N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 30N178E 24N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS TO 4 TO 6 M FROM 27N TO 15N BETWEEN 179E
AND 153W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 20N160E 24N171E
11N167E 03N170W 01N140W.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 07N172W 04N170E 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S
OF 07N W OF 168E.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.