


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
744 FZPN40 PHFO 140311 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC THU AUG 14 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC AUG 14 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 15 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 16 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 28N179E 1010 MB MOVING N SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 23N166E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 176W AND 179E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 176W AND 179W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. TROUGH 30N180E 24N176E 23N166E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N174W 27N178W. SEAS DECREASED TO 2.5 M OR BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N179E 26N175E 24N170E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH 30N144W 22N146W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N149W 22N156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 11N140W 10N167W 08N178W TO 12N168E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 19N TO 16N BETWEEN 176W AND 179W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16N TO 10N W FO 163E. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.