High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
252 FZPS40 PHFO 211512 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC FRI NOV 21 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 21 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 22 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 23 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S121W 21S130W 21S144W 16S162W 11S171W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT 25S120W 21S124W THENCE TROUGH 15S140W 19S155W 14S174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 22S120W 19S124W 18S144W 15S163W. .TROUGH 25S178E 17S170E 12S160E MOVING SE SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S179E 15S169E 11S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 24S178W 1002 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S179E TO LOW TO 13S171E 09S160E. .TROUGH 10S179W 07S170E 03S161E MOVING SW 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. .WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 16S BETWEEN 179W AND 147W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 174W AND 147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 179E AND 168W...AND FROM 22S TO 18S BETWEEN 150W AND 142W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 25S170W 15S178W 15S161W 19S145W 24S135W 25S120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 25S167E 14S175W 15S167W 18S160W 17S146W 25S153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 25S166E 19S178W 16S168W 18S146W 21S147W 25S158W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.