High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
886 FZPS40 PHFO 230338 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SUN NOV 23 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 24 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 25 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 21S179E 1002 MB MOVING SSE 10 KT. TROUGH 25S179W TO LOW TO 16S175E 08S167E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF LOW. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 180E AND 177E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 170W AND 176E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 24S178W 997 MB. TROUGH 25S178W TO LOW TO 16S176E 10S168E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90NM N OF TROUGH...AND S OF LINE 20S165W 22S177E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S175W 11S175E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 180 NM E OF TROUGH...AND S OF 21S BETWEEN 165W AND 170W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S120W 21S125W 15S141W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24S120W 14S138W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S120W 16S136W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 18S151W 1006 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 140W AND 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S155W 1008 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 26S157W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 143W AND 158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 04S BETWEEN 165W AND 175W...AND W OF 164E FROM 03S TO 06S. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF 15S BETWEEN 145W AND 171E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF LINE 21S141W 15S155W 20S172E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M S OF 20S BETWEEN 140W AND 158W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3M S OF 22S BETWEEN 165W AND 171E...AND N OF 05S BETWEEN 160W AND WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08S176E 14S180E 17S176E 08S172E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90NM OF LINE 10S175E 04S164E. $$ .FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.