High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
767 FZPS40 PHFO 220337 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SAT NOV 22 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC NOV 22 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 23 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 24 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .TROUGH 25S173E 17S172E 14S166E 12S160E MOVING NE 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 17S BETWEEN TROUGH AND 175W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM W OF TROUGH...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 22S179E 999 MB. TROUGH 25S179E TO LOW TO 14S169E 10S160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 177E AND 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25S179W 995 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 16S176E 09S160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW...AND WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH N OF 18S BETWEEN 178E AND 172E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S BETWEEN 177E AND 164W...AND WITHIN 360 NM OF TROUGH N OF 18S BETWEEN 174W AND 169E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S123W 18S131W 17S141W 18S153W 15S166W 17S175W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 142W AND 175W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH S OF 20S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 18S150W 1004 MB. TROUGH 25S123W 18S131W 17S141W TO LOW TO 15S164W 17S175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LOW AND TROUGH BETWEEN 141W AND 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S151W 1005 MB. TROUGH 25S120W 16S127W TO LOW TO 14S164W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 139W AND 156W. .TROUGH 12S179E 09S169E 04S161E MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM E OF TROUGH...AND WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH LOW AND TROUGH DESCRIBED IN GALE WARNING ABOVE. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 25S170E 12S169W 22S120W. .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 LINE 22S169E 15S151W 20S140W...AND FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 180E AND 175E. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.