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FZPN40 PHFO 221016
HSFNP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SAT AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 22 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 23 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24 2026.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE LALA NEAR 30.4N 171.8W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 22
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N BETWEEN 165W AND 175W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM
N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10 M JUST NW OF CENTER. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE N OF
24N W OF 164W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 32.3N 173.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 168W AND 178W. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 171W AND 176W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE
N OF 25N W OF 165W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.0N 174.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 169W AND 178W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
FROM 26N TO 30N W OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.6N 175.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 170W AND 178W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
FROM 27N TO 30N W OF 170W.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 14.4N 149.0W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 22
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 143W AND 152W.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 142W AND 153W.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 110 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.4N 152.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 147W AND
157W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 152W AND 154W
WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N
BETWEEN 145W AND 159W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 16.4N 157.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 155W AND 161W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 145W AND 163W.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
SEE THE LATEST BULLETINS ON LALA AND MOKE ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO
HEADERS...WTP22 PHFO AND WTP23 PHFO.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.TROUGH 30N159W 23N160W TO 27N160W TO 30N160W MOVING NW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.TROUGH 24N143W TO 30N141W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N147W TO 29N146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N153W TO 30N149W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.MONSOON TROUGH 11N151W TO 08N160W TO 11N170W TO 12N180W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM S OF
TROUGH BETWEEN 147W AND 163W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 100 NM OF A LINE 12N140W
TO 18N143W.
.FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.
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