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676 FZPN40 PHFO 291501 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC TUE SEP 29 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 29 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 30 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 01 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 20.5N 164.2W 964 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 29 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 27N E OF 178W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 159W AND 167W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 22.3N 164.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 162W AND 169W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 158W AND 180W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 159W AND 168W. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 22.2N 165.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 22.0N 165.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 164W AND 169W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 30N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 162W AND 171W. 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N162W 28N168W 27N175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N154W 28N157W THENCE TROUGH TO 26N163W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 13N140W 12N144W 10N149W 11N156W...AND 12N162W 08N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N156W 06N177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 10N. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.