High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
908 FZPN40 PHFO 261500 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC WED AUG 26 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 26 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 27 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 28 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .LOW 10N145W 1007 MB MOVING WNW SLOWLY. SCATTERED STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11N147W 1009 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 12N147W 1009 MB. .LOW 16N171W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT FROM LOW CENTER. SCATTERED STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENING INTO TROUGH FROM 18N174W TO 10N179W. SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .TROUGH FROM 12N160W TO 10N161W MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N166W TO 09N168W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH FROM 07N174W TO 05N176W MOVING W SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N178W TO 04N179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N140W TO FIRST LOW ABOVE TO 08N151W TO 09N154W TO 09N157W. .SCATTERED STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 07N141W TO 01N152W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF POINT 05N156W. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.