High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU OCT 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC OCT 01 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 02 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 03 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 21.5N 164.8W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 01
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM
SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20
TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 18N BETWEEN 170W AND 159W. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND
270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
FROM 27N TO 17N W OF 158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 27N TO 21N
BETWEEN 168W AND 162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 21.9N 165.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM
26N TO 18N BETWEEN 172W AND 161W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 25N TO
20N BETWEEN 169W AND 163W WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 177W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 22.6N 167.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM
26N TO 20N BETWEEN 175W AND 163W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 26N TO
22N BETWEEN 170W AND 164W WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 176W AND 160W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N158W 28N166W 24N171W 26N175W 30N178W MOVING ESE 10 KT E
OF 163W AND MOVING WSW SLOWLY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N BETWEEN 170W AND 163W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 27N BETWEEN 176W
AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W 28N157W 28N163W. FRONT W OF 163W
DISSIPATED. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS LOWERED TO 2.5 M
OR LOWER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N152W 30N158W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 17N146W 14N142W.

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

.MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W 08N150W 14N167W 14N180W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 167W AND
153W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08N W OF 171W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM S OF 06N BETWEEN 165W AND 151W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.