FZPS40 PHFO 100928 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC SAT JAN 10 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 10 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 11 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 12 2026. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 13S162E 1004 MB MOVING S SLOWLY. TROUGH 25S165W 20S175W 20S170E TO LOW TO 05S161E 03S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH E OF LOW... AND FROM TROUGH TO 10S BETWEEN 164E AND 170E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 17S TO 04S W OF 164E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22S TO 16S W OF 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S161E 1004 MB. TROUGH 25S164W 20S170W 21S167E TO LOW TO 05S162E 04S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH AND LOW S OF 10S. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 17S162E 1000 MB. TROUGH 25S167W 20S174W 21S163E TO LOW TO 09S162E 05S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW. .TROUGH 25S162W 20S167W 15S173W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21S TO 18S BETWEEN 175W AND 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DIRECTLY DESCRIBED ABOVE. .TROUGH 25S147W 21S155W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 19S BETWEEN 155W AND 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 20S W OF 172E... AND N OF 04S BETWEEN 180W AND 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 20S TO 14S W OF 166E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 20S TO 15S W OF 164E. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20S TO 12 BETWEEN 155W AND 147W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.