High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
623 FZPS40 PHFO 240314 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC MON NOV 24 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC NOV 24 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 25 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 26 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW NEAR 23S180E 999 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. TROUGH 25S177W TO LOW TO 17S177E TO 06S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 178W AND 178E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 164W AND 176E. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM NE OF LOW AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S175W TO 14S177E TO 06S160E. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S175E 21S174W TO 07S170E. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 17S150W 1005 MB MOVING S SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 21S120W TO 16S130W TO 19S144W TO LOW TO 14S160W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 17S BETWEEN 140W AND 155W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22S TO 12S BETWEEN 153W AND 154W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW BECOMES TROUGH FROM 23S146W TO 14S154W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25S148W TO 16S157W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S E OF 130W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF 10S BETWEEN 171W AND 173E. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M S OF 15S BETWEEN 141W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF 17S BETWEEN 136W AND 172E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 21S BETWEEN 169W AND 175E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.