High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
555 FZPN40 PHFO 071101 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC MON SEP 07 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SEP 07 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 08 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 09 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 16.5N 163.2W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 125 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 21.0N 161.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WITH SEAS TO 12 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 26.0N 161.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 260 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...AND 260 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WITH SEAS TO 10 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 23N146W 1001 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 120 N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 190 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 4 FEET OR GREATER FROM 26N TO 23N BETWEEN 145W AND 149W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 29N TO 20N BETWEEN 141W AND 152W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 23N152W 1008 MB. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 27N TO 25N BETWEEN 149W AND 152W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 30N TO 22N BETWEEN 146W TO 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 05N BETWEEN 170E AND 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 03N TO 07N W OF 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SUBSIDED BELOW 20 KT. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W TO 14N150W...AND 13N169W TO 09N173W TO 11N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 156W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.