High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC AUG 14 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 15 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 16 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 16.7N 148.9W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 14
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE
QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW 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 180 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 17.6N 152.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M FROM 16N TO 22N
BETWEEN 149W AND 156W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO
24N BETWEEN 148W AND 162W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO
26N BETWEEN 141W AND 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 19.2N 156.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
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 12N TO 26N BETWEEN
165W AND 148W.


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 22N E OF 143W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 13N146W 09N149W 08N154W 07N161W 08N169W 09N174W
10N180W  ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH E OF
175W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ALONG A LINE 00N153W 10N143W
15N142W.


$$

.FORECASTER KINO. HONOLULU HI.