High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
019 FZPN40 PHFO 202240 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC THU NOV 20 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC NOV 20 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 21 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 22 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N178E 27N171E 26N167E 30N162E MOVING NE 20 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172W 29N179W 30N173E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH 30N166W 25N169W MOVING NE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N165E 26N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172E 26N160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 175W...AND FROM 09N TO 27NE OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 175W...AND 08N TO 20N E OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 175W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M N OF 10N. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M N OF 06N...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER NW OF LINE 30N164E 25N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M N OF LINE 05N140W 00N156W 09N164W 07N160E...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER NW OF LINE 30N180E 21N160E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 06N147W 08N163W 07N178W 04N169E 04N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 180E...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 164E. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 160W AND 180E. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.