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FZPN40 PHFO 262208
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC SAT SEP 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 26 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 27 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 28 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.7N 156.0W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 26
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8 M. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 26N BETWEEN 149W AND 161W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 27N BETWEEN 143W AND 163W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.8N 158.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO
23N BETWEEN 155W AND 164W WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 26N BETWEEN 147W AND 166W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 30N E OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 18.4N 162.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN
158W AND 167W WITH SEAS TO 11 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM
16N TO 26N BETWEEN 155W AND 168W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM
12N TO 30N E OF 175W.

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.

.TROUGH 20N180W TO 24N177W TO 27N174W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF 11N140W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 05N TO 10N E OF 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED FURTHER E AND WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT
AND SEAS LOWERED TO 2.5 OR LESS OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS BELOW 2.5 M OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST
AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 12N140W TO 15N150W...AND 10N170W TO 08N178W TO
08N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF TROUGH E OF 150W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS S OF TROUGH W OF 170W...AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 160W
AND 166W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 150W.



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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.