High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
686 FZPN40 PHFO 162234 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SUN NOV 16 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NOV 16 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 17 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 18 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N178W 23N165E THENCE TROUGH 23N160E MOVING NE 30 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170W 25N180W 23N170E THENCE TROUGH 20N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N158W 25N163W 20N172E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M N OF FRONT BETWEEN 158W AND 175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT BETWEEN 175W AND 172E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N158W 20N180W 15N170E 15N160E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 10N179E 07N177E 05N177E MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N174E 05N173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 09N140W 10N145W 08N159W 10N165W 09N175W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 175W AND 178E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.