


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
523 FZPN40 PHFO 022123 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SAT AUG 02 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC AUG 02 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 03 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 04 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW FORMER TROPICAL CYCLONE IONA NEAR 18N176E 1008 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 180E AND 175E. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 177E AND 172W. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 177W AND 174E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20N174E 1011 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 174E AND 180W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 174E AND 180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22N170E 1012 MB. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 172E AND 169E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3M TO 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 172E AND 176E. SEE BULLETIN TCMCP1 ISSUED BY CPHC FOR MORE INFORMATION FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .LOW 1013 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 30N168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N165E. TROUGH 30N166E TO LOW TO 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED W OF AREA. TROUGH 20N165E 25N160E. WINDS DECREASED 20 KT OR BELOW. .TROUGH 12N160W 06N162W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N169W 05N170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N174W 04N178E. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 23N TO 10N E OF 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 10N E OF 180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 11N BETWEEN 151W AND 176W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 28N TO 21N W OF 144W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 12N E OF 145W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 06N140W 09N156W...AND 09N178W 08N161E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 169W AND 178W. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.