National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN40 PHFO

FZPN40 PHFO 261515
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED JAN 26 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 26 2022.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 27 2022.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 28 2022.

.WARNINGS.

GALE WARNING

.FRONT FROM 30N177W TO 25N175E TO 21N167E TO 20N160E MOVING E
40 KT ALONG 30N. S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT
AND 171W. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BETWEEN FRONT
AND A LINE FROM 30N164W TO 25N170W TO 22N178W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N167W TO 25N170W TO 22N179E TO
19N164E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N156W TO 27N161W
TO 25N171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N159W TO 26N165W TO 24N175W. WINDS
EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N148W TO 26N153W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 30N141W TO 27N145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT W OF AREA. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF
A LINE FROM 30N169E TO 27N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N169E TO 22N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.

.RIDGE FROM 30N155W TO 29N152W MOVING NE 20 KT.

.RIDGE FROM 30N161W TO 22N173W TO 18N173E MOVING E 20 KT AND
GRADUALLY ERODING FROM THE SW.

.RIDGE FROM 26N160E TO 24N164E MOVING E SLOWLY.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 150W AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 172E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A
LINE FROM 30N153W TO 23N161W TO 26S174W TO 24N178E TO 23N160E.
SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 155W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N164W TO
20N169E TO 28N160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N145W TO
25N150W TO 24N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE 30N161W TO 18N178E
TO 25N160E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 09N147W TO 03N161W TO 04N172E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN ITCZ AND 08N W OF 175W.

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.