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FZPN40 PHFO 050306
HSFNP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT SEP 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SEP 05 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 06 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 07 2026.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.3N 161.4W 922 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT
GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 18N BETWEEN 157W AND 164W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM
06N TO 24N BETWEEN 151W AND 169W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.8N 163.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 10 M WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 160W AND 168W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 24N BETWEEN 156W AND 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 15.6N 164.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 10 M WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N BETWEEN 160W AND 169W...AND
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 160W AND 164W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE N
OF 04N W OF 150W.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.7N 141.9W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 05
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90
NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO
26N E OF 148W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 28N E OF 153W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 21.9N 143.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 140W
AND 148W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 28N E OF 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 23.2N 146.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 29N BETWEEN 141W
AND 151W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 18N E OF 150W.
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
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W 14N150W 15N154W
AND 10N166W 09N170W
10N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF MONSOON TROUGH W OF
165W...AND WITHIN 450 NM SW OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 156W.
.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.
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