High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
479 FZPN40 PHFO 281517 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC FRI NOV 28 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 28 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 29 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 30 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 30N169W 24N177W 19N167E MOVING NE 25 KT. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 178E AND 173W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N169E 25N176E 22N179W 26N163W 30N159W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN FRONT AND 163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N161W 23N169W 19N179E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N175W 29N166W 24N165W 28N156W 30N155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATES. WINDS MOVED N OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 28N162E 1004 MB. FRONT FROM 30N164E TO LOW TO 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 29N TO 24N W OF 166E. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N177E 999 MB. FRONT FROM 30N178E TO LOW TO 20N168E 21N160E. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT FROM 29N TO 25N BETWEEN 175E AND 178E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N BETWEEN 168E AND 177W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 6 TO 9 M N OF LINE 30N167E 25N176E 30N172W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 29N160E 23N170E 24N168E 25N174W 30N167W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 22N160E 21N168E 24N170W 26N150W 30N145W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N172E 16N167W 21N150W 21N143W 08N140W 02N176W 10N172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 9 M N OF LINE 30N178E 24N177W 27N166W 30N163W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N169E 19N170E 17N177W 30N160W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N160E 13N170E 15N178W 22N166W 30N156W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 18N TO 09N E OF 163W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 4 TO 6 M N OF LINE 30N178W 22N169W 30N151W...AND FROM 28N AND 25N BETWEEN 169E AND 177E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 07N160E 06N172E 09N163W 09N152W 14N158W 30N148W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 08N147W 05N170W 08N179W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.