High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
664 FZPN40 PHFO 171509 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC MON NOV 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 17 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 18 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 19 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N172W 23N170E THENCE TROUGH 20N160E MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N160W 23N170W 22N180E THENCE TROUGH 23N170E 22N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N150W 21N160W THENCE TROUGH 21N170W 20N180E 21N174E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 M N OF 25N BETWEEN 172E AND 165W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF A LINE 30N158W 20N177W 20N160E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 12N176E 05N174E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 173E AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N173E 05N171E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 170E AND 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 23N156W 19N157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 09N154W 08N172W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.