822
FZPN40 PHFO 202238
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC THU AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC AUG 20 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 21 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 22 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LALA NEAR 24.9N 172.3W 973 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 20
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS
2.5 M OR GREATER ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 28.1N 171.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M
OR GREATER ELSEWHERE WITHIN 340 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NORTH OF AREA NEAR 30.9N 172.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND
110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 25N BETWEEN W OF
165W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER N OF
27N BETWEEN 168W AND 177W.

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C NEAR 12.5N 143.8W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 20 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT OF
CENTER. SEAS 2.5 M FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 141W AND 144W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT...AND
180 NM W QUADRANT OF CENTER.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 12.9N 145.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT OF
CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT OF
CENTER. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3 M FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 144W AND 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 13.5N 146.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300
NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN
143W AND 148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 15.2N 150.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 13N TO
19N BETWEEN 144W AND 152W.

SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA23
PHFO.

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

.TROUGH 26N154W 24N155W 20N154W MOVING NW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N158W 21N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N162W 26N162W.

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

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

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N174W 09N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
300 NM OF TROUGH.

.ITCZ 10N149W 09N154W 10N168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM OF TROUGH.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 166W AND 170W.


$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.