High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
763 FZPN40 PHFO 172215 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC MON NOV 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC NOV 17 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 18 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 19 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N170W 26N177W 23N172E THENCE TROUGH 21N160E MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N163W 26N169W 22N180E THENCE TROUGH TO 22N160E. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF FRONT E OF 180E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE AND SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M N OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N156W 23N163W 22N177W THENCE TROUGH 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M N OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N143W 27N156W THENCE TROUGH 19N173W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 17N BETWEEN 153W AND 177E. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M N OF A LINE 30N151W 18N173W 18N173E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 13N175E 04N171W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 177E AND 168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N169E 27N164E 26N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 20N155W 11N155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21N154W 17N156W 12N160W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N140W 08N180E...AND 05N167E 04N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.