High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
845 FZPS40 PHFO 161505 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SUN NOV 16 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 16 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 17 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 18 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S121W 18S130W 15S146W THENCE TROUGH 15S155W 10S170W 06S177E MOVING E 15 KT S OF 15S NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 175W AND 162W... AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEM 160W AND 153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S120W 15S133W THENCE TROUGH 14S150W 15S160W 08S173W 08S178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. TROUGH 23S120W 16S140W 13S160W 09S175W. .TROUGH 25S179W 17S177E 10S171E MOVING SW SLOWLY. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 18S TO 12S BETWEEN 180W AND 173W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 21S BETWEEN 177E AND 175W... AND FROM 20S TO 18S BETWEEN 175E AND 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S178E 17S175E 10S170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S180W 16S170E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 16S BETWEEN 170W AND 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE 16S140W 16S170W 25S180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE 14S150W 13S160W 17S170W 25S180W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 4 TO 5 M S OF 22S BETWEEN 130W AND 152W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S171W 20S168W 15S155W 20S135W 22S120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 25S180W 15S170W 13S160W 16S130W 20S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 25S178E 14S165W 15S155W 17S140W 13S130W 18S120W. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 04S BETWEEN 163E AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.