895
FZPN40 PHFO 131536
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC THU AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 13 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 14 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 15 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 15.2N 145.5W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
13 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT. WINDS
20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 12N E OF 147W. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND
90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
BETWEEN 22N TO 11N E OF 151W. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM OF E OF CENTER. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 16.6N 149.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE FROM
22N TO 16N BETWEEN 145W AND 151W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. SEAS ELSEWHERE FROM 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 25N TO 13N
BETWEEN E OF 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 18.0N 154.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE
FROM 22N TO 16N BETWEEN 150W AND 155W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 26N
TO 14N BETWEEN 159W AND 145W.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22
PHFO.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 21N TO 18N BETWEEN
155W AND 157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 22N TO 19N BETWEEN
155W AND 159W.

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

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

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W 06N153W 07N177W 08N180W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH...AND 180 NM N OF TROUGH.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12N TO 07N BETWEEN 154W AND 165W.


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.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.