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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 26 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 27 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 28 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.9N 155.4W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 26 AND
QUASI STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN
150W AND 160W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE
FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 150W AND 166W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 100 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM NE SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.8N 157.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO
21N BETWEEN 149W AND 164W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 16N TO 21N
BETWEEN 155W AND 161W WITH SEAS TO 10 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 30N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 17.7N 161.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM
SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN
157W AND 164W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 158W
AND 164W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 13N
TO 30N BETWEEN 154W AND 174W.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 1011 MB 09N177W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1011 MB 08N176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1011 MB 08N175W.

.TROUGH 18N177W TO 23N176W TO 27N173W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 143W AND 164W. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M FROM 14N TO 25N E OF 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 146W
AND 167W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 153W
AND 172W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 15N TO 29N E OF 154W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 1008 MB NEAR 12N140W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 07N TO 10N E OF 142W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 08N TO 12N E OF
146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1007 MB NEAR 15N141W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 07N TO 11N E OF 145W AND FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 145W. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 145W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS BELOW 2.5 M OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 13N140W TO 16N150W...AND 14N166W TO LOW MENTIONED
ABOVE TO 10N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 146W...AND S OF TROUGH FROM 00N
TO 08N E OF 145W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF TROUGH FROM 00N
TO 11N BETWEEN 160W AND 178W.

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.FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.