National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN40 PHFO

FZPN40 PHFO 131504
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC TUE JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 13 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 14 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 15 2026.

.WARNINGS.

GALE WARNING

.FRONT 30N179W 24N170E 21N160E MOVING E 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 25N170E 27N172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N161W 23N170W 21N180E 21N168E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 1650. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 175E AND 161W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N151W 22N157W 17N170W THENCE TROUGH 16N175E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 148W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 23N167W 22N150W 30N142W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FIRST FRONT 30N143W 23N150W 17N160W 14N170W 15N178E MOVING NE 10 KT E OF 160W AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SECOND FRONT 30N145W 24N153W MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N E OF 155W... AND FROM FRONT TO 17N BETWEEN 180E AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND FRONT MERGED WITH FIRST FRONT. FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N142W 21N157W. ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED N OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 09N162E 01N166E MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N171E 26N160E 23N160E.

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

.SEAS 5 TO 7 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 161W AND 151W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N175W 20N158W 30N142W... AND NW OF A LINE 30N165E 24N160E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N140W 05N170W 10N170E... AND NW OF LINE 30N172E 21N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF LINE 26N170E 25N160W 20N150W 30N140W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 02N170W 15N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 7.5 M N OF 24N BETWEEN 172W AND 159W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 21N178E 22N160W 30N141W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 06N160E 18N170W 20N150W 15N140W.

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

.ITCZ 11N140W 09N150W 06N170W 04N175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ W OF 170W.

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.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.