High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
940 FZPS40 PHFO 221522 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SAT NOV 22 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC NOV 22 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 23 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 24 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 18S178E 1004 MB MOVING SSE 10 KT. TROUGH 25S178E TO LOW TO 11S167E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22S TO 21S BETWEEN 178E AND 177E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW BETWEEN TWO LINES 19S173W 25S178E AND 19S177W 21S175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 21S179E 1001 MB. TROUGH 25S176W TO LOW TO 17S176E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 23S179W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 20S173W TO LOW TO 21S178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25S179W 999 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 18S179E 12S172E. WINDS 2O TO 30 KT 180 NM W OF LOW S OF 23S. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE 240 NM E OF TROUGH. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE 16S179W 08S173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 19S149W 1002 MB. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE BETWEEN TWO LINES 24S149W 20S157W AND 19S144W 16S156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 21S152W 1005 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 16S151W 13S154W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 141W AND 156W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 24S125W 1011 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 18S131W 15S140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S125W TO 22S127W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 21S120W 12S168W 24S168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 22S167E 15S174W 18S144W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF 17S BETWEEN 140W AND 156W...AND S OF A LINE 18S164W 21S172E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.