


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
228 FZPN40 PHFO 261527 CCA HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC SAT APR 26 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC APR 26 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 27 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 28 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 29N164W 1012 MB SLOWLY MOVING NNE. FRONT IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOW FROM 30N158W TO 28N158W THENCE TROUGH TO 25N159W TO 21N165W. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 28N. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 30N156W TO 24N158W TO 20N163W. WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LOWER. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N155W TO 25N158W TO 20N164W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N154W TO 26N158W TO 21N161W. .30 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 27N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 150W AND 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 05N140W TO 02N150W TO 01N160W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ E OF 144W AND W OF 155W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 02N160W TO 07N174E...AND FROM 01N TO 04N W OF 163E. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.