High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
216 FZPN40 PHFO 140308 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC FRI AUG 14 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC AUG 14 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 15 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 16 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 16.2N 147.5W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 14 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...AND...AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 24N E OF 155W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 17.6N 151.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 70 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM NW QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT... AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 147W AND 155W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 145W AND 161W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 141W AND 162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 18.8N 155.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 151W AND 157W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 150W AND 161W...AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 26N BETWEEN 162W AND 146W. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22 PHFO. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 142W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 13N147W 09N149W 07N161W 10N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH...AND 180 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 158W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 158W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ALONG A LINE 03N148W 10N142W 15N141W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.