


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
403 FZPS40 PHFO 161048 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC SAT AUG 16 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 16 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 17 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 18 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 25S177W 15S172E THENCE TROUGH 11S168E 09S160E MOVING E 10 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S 21S BETWEEN 173W AND 176E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 168W AND 175E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF 20S BETWEEN 172W AND 172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 19S TO 13S BETWEEN 174W AND FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S174W 16S180W THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 166W AND FRONT. ASSOCIATED SEAS MOVED S OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S167W 18S172W THENCE TROUGH 12S177W. WINDS EASED TO LESS THAN 20 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S167E 22S165E 20S160E MOVING SE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. .FRONT 25S137W 19S143W 15S160W THENCE TROUGH 10S166W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 17S142W 15S156W. TROUGH DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 16S141W 13S148W. .TROUGH 16S167E 19S166E 21S166E NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15S167E 18S167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14S165W 19S168E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 S OF LINE 25S134W 17S150W 19S160W 25S164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M S OF LINE 25S126W 18S135W 14S160W 25S178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M S OF LINE 06S120W 16S140W 12S160W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.