The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 02/16/2026 12:59:33 PM UTC
                        
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FZPN40 PHFO 160259
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

BEGINNING 12 UTC FEBRUARY 17, 2026, THE HSFNP AREA WILL BE RESIZED
FROM 30N TO THE EQ BETWEEN 180W AND 140W. FOR FORECAST W OF 180W,
PLEASE REFER TO THE OFFICIAL WMO HIGH SEAS FORECAST FROM JAPAN
METAREA XI OR WMO HEADER WWJP90 RJTD. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CHANGE
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/NOTIFICATION/PDF_2026/
SCN26-04_HIGHSEASFORECAST_OPC_COVERAGE.PDF


SECURITE

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 16 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 17 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 18 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N177W 18N176E 14N160E MOVING E 20 KT AND NEARLY STATIONARY
W OF 172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN 166W AND 171W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 171W TO 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N167W 18N178E 14N160E. WINDS DECREASED TO
20 KT OR BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMES TROUGH 30N166W 21N168W TO 18N171W.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 10N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 14N E OF 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12N E OF 166W.

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

.SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 26N E OF 147W...AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 163W
AND 172W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 21N140W
17N155W 24N173W 14N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 160W AND 168W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 13N140W 07N158W 23N172W
14N174E 07N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 09N140W 07N167W
20N171W 07N171E 04N160E.

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

.ITCZ 02N140E 04N151W 02N165W 05N176E 04N165W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.