The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 08/15/2026 01:22:10 AM UTC
                        
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FZPN40 PHFO 141522
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC FRI AUG 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC AUG 14 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 15 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 16 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 16.7N 149.5W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 14
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE
QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 6 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
FROM 12N TO 24N E OF 162W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM N OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 18.0N 153.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M FROM 16N TO 23N
BETWEEN 149W AND 156W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO
25N BETWEEN 148W AND 162W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO
26N BETWEEN 141W AND 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 19.6N 158.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M FROM 16N TO 23N
BETWEEN 153W AND 162W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 25N
BETWEEN 150W AND 164W...AND SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO
27N BETWEEN 166W AND 148W.

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 BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22
PHFO.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 144W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 13N147W 10N150W 08N155W 07N161W 08N169W 09N174W
10N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF
TROUGH E OF 175W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ALONG A LINE 00N154W 10N145W
14N143W.


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.FORECASTER KINO. HONOLULU HI.