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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC FRI SEP 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 05 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 06 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 07 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.5N 137.8W 951 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 05
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 9 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 15.6N 141.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.2N 145.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 8 M.

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.

.FRONT 30N176E 27N170E 25N164E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N173E 27N170E 25N165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170E 25N168E 10N170E.

.FRONT 30N165E 28N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.TROUGH 30N158W 28N159W MOVING N 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED N OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF LINE 27N160E 30N165E.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 12N140W 11N145W. ITCZ 10N152W 13N157W 05N180W
09N169E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH AND
ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 165E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 22N180W 15N170E.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.