High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
135 FZPN40 PHFO 071538 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC MON SEP 07 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SEP 07 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 08 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 09 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 17.6N 162.6W 950 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 07 MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 190 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 550 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 22.4N 160.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 230 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 285 NM N SEMICIRCLE... AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE N SEMICIRCLE TO 30N...AND 500 NM S SEMICIRCLE. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 27.0N 161.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN N SEMICIRCLE TO 30N... AND 220 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 350 NM S SEMICIRCLE. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .LOW 22N147W 1002 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 4 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 29N TO 19N BETWEEN 141W AND 152W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 24N151W 1008 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 30N TO 23N BETWEEN 148W TO 156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 04N W OF 172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SUBSIDED BELOW 20 KT. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W TO 11N149W...AND 15N165W TO 12N174W TO 11N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 156W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04S BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.