High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
486 FZPN40 PHFO 060850 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC SUN SEP 06 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 06 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 07 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 08 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 23.1N 121.9W 971 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.5N 123.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 160W AND 169W WITH SEAS TO 10 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 25.8N 126.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 160W AND 169W WITH SEAS TO 9 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 153W. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 22.6N 144.4W 995 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 23.0N 146.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 10 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 146W AND 152W WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 154W. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KARINA NEAR 23.3N 148.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.7N 151.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 144W AND 150W WITH SEAS TO 5 M. 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 .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 27N TO 18N W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 157W AND 173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 147W AND 170W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W TO 13N156W...AND 08N162W TO 06N170W TO 06N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 13N W OF 151W. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.