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FZPN40 PHFO 012103
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC OCT 01 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 02 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 03 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 22.3N 165.5W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 01
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...90 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
N OF 18N BETWEEN 173W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NOLO NEAR 23.2N 167.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 170W AND
164W WITH SEAS TO 7 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN
175W AND 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 23.1N 171.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 20N BETWEEN 177W AND 165W
WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 20N BETWEEN 178W AND
165W.

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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N153W 28N160W 28N163W.

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

.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N180W TO 08N160W.... AND FROM 03N150W TO
04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM S OF MONSOON
TROUGH W OF 167W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.