


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
986 FZPS40 PHFO 200245 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SUN JUL 20 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUL 20 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 21 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 22 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S170E 22S165E THENCE TROUGH 18S160E MOVING E 20 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S169E 20S165E 15S160E. ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED S OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S175E 16S170E 14S160E. .TROUGH 25S152W 15S170W 12S167E MOVING SE 10 KT S OF 20S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S150W 18S159W 10S170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S158W 18S168W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 22S W OF 170E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 12S165E 11S175E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.