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FZPS40 PHFO 271146 CCA
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 27 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 28 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 29 2026.
.WARNINGS.
..GALE WARNING
.COMPLEX LOWS AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. FIRST LOW 24S163W
1006 MB MOVING SW SLOWLY. SECOND LOW 23S160W 1005 MB MOVING SW 10
KT. THIRD LOW 13S167W MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH 25S163W TO FIRST
LOW TO SECOND LOW TO 18S161W TO THIRD LOW TO 08S180W MOVING W
SLOWLY. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 180 NM NE AND E OF TROUGH AND
LOWS. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND E OF TROUGH
AND LOWS. SEAS 4 TO 5 M WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE 25S160W 18S159W
13S165W...SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH AND LOWS E OF 162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST AND SECOND LOW MOVED S OF AREA. THIRD LOW
16S165W 1006 MB. TROUGH 25S165W TO LOW TO 13S170W. WINDS 30 TO 35
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 18S TO 12S. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E AND NE OF TROUGH AND LOW BETWEEN 19S TO
11S. SEAS 4 TO 4.5 M FROM 19S TO 13S BETWEEN 161W AND 165W. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S166W 15S168W 10S175W
08S175W 10S161W 20S155W 25S153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S170W 1005 MB. NEW LOW 12S172W 1006 MB.
TROUGH 25S168W TO FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND E OF TROUGH AND LOWS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M WITHIN
180 NM OF A LINE 25S163W 18S166W 12S170W.
..GALE WARNING
LOW 14S169E 1001 MB
POSSIBLE DEVELOPING TROPICAL
CYCLONE....MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH 10S160E TO LOW TO 18S174E. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 14S TO 06S W OF 173E.
NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 15S TO 06S BETWEEN 172E AND 165E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 11S TO 01S W OF 173E.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 18S172E 990 MB
POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...TROUGH 25S174E TO LOW TO 13S166E TO 13S160E. WINDS 30 TO
45 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED
BY 04S160E 05S180W 25S180W 25S165E 11S166E 11S160E 04S160E S OF
04S...EXCEPT FROM 25S TO 11S W OF 169E.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 25S172E 988 MB
POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...TROUGH FROM LOW 20S172E 13S160E. WINDS 30 TO 45 KT AND
SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M S OF 21S BETWEEN 177E AND 169E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
AND SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF 178W...EXCEPT S OF 12S
W OF 169E.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 18S173W 1002 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH 25S171W 23S170W TO
LOW TO 15S177W MOVING W 10 KT S OF LOW...NEARLY STATIONARY
ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM
S OF LOW...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH N OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 18S173W 1005 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S174W TO LOW
TO 16S176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED TO TROUGH 20S175W 17S172W.
.TROUGH 25S137W 22S139W 16S148W MOVING SW SLOWLY AND ERODING FROM
THE W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21S TO 10S BETWEEN 137W AND
146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S138W 20S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.
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