Central North Pacific High Seas Forecast

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SAT SEP 26 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 26 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 27 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 28 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.9N 155.3W 975 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 26
AND QUASI STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 
150W AND 160W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE... 
210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 100 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 
AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE FROM CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 16.8N 156.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 150W
AND 161W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 154W AND 
159W WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 
29N BETWEEN 150W AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NOLO NEAR 17.2N 160.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
26N BETWEEN 154W AND 163W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 14N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 157W AND 164W WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 30N BETWEEN 155W AND 170W.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 1011 MB 09N177W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N
OF LOW WITHIN 50 NM OF 12N177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY MONSOON TROUGH.
 
.TROUGH 18N175W TO 22N174W TO 27N171W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19N179W TO 23N179W TO 27N178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W...AND 
FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 160W AND 166W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 15N TO
25N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W...AND FROM 14N TO 26N BETWEEN 160W AND 
165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 140W 
AND 150W...AND 20 TO 30 KT FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 161W AND 167W. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 13N TO 26N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W...AND FROM 
16N TO 30N BETWEEN 163W AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 140W 
AND 154W...AND FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 163W AND 171W. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3 M FROM 13N TO 28N BETWEEN 140W AND 155W...AND FROM 18N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 170W AND 174W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 1008 MB NEAR 12N140W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 142W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 
144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1007 MB NEAR 13N142W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
FROM 07N TO 09N E OF 144W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 
145W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS BELOW 2.5 M OVER REMAINDER OF 
FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 14N140W TO 16N150W...AND 14N166W TO LOW MENTIONED
ABOVE TO 10N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 50 NM OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 140W AND 144W...AND S OF TROUGH FROM 00N TO 09N BETWEEN
160W AND 176W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS S OF TROUGH 
FROM 02N TO 11N E OF 145W.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.

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National Weather Service Honolulu, product HSFNP, issued Sat, Sep 26, 10:21 AM UTC. Original at NWS. Zone outlines from the NWS marine and offshore zone boundaries. Warnings and advisories from the NWS API. All public domain, from the National Weather Service.