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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC TUE SEP 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 29 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 30 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 01 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 18.8N 163.7W 936 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 29
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 16N BETWEEN 168W
AND 155W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM
SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 11N BETWEEN
175W AND 152W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22N TO 15N BETWEEN
166W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 21.9N 164.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM
SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 19N BETWEEN
168W AND 159W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 24N TO 20N BETWEEN 167W
AND 161W WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4M ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO
15N BETWEEN 176W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 22.7N 164.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE...105 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 20N BETWEEN 169W
AND 158W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 25N TO 21N BETWEEN 166W AND
163W WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN
171W AND 159W.

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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N163W 27N165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N158W 28N163W 28N166W. WINDS 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 171W AND 164W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 27N
BETWEEN 176W AND 161W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 26N TO 21N BETWEEN 168W AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF 15N E OF 152W...AND FROM 15N TO 06N E OF 144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 25N TO 11N E OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 2.5 M OR LOWER.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 13N140W 11N150W 12N158W...AND 12N166W 09N175W
09N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12N TO 07N E OF 147W...FROM
09N TO 03N BETWEEN 157W AND 151W...AND FROM 09N TO 05N BETWEEN 174W
AND 161W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER/EDWARDSON. HONOLULU HI.