FZPS40 PHFO 171049
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE HSFSP TEXT PRODUCT BY THE
HONOLULU FORECAST OFFICE. STARTING 12 UTC FEBRUARY 17, 2026,
PLEASE REFER TO THE OFFICIAL WMO HIGH SEAS FORECAST PRODUCT FROM
AUSTRALIA METAREA X AND NEW ZEALAND METAREA XIV OR WMO HEADER
FQAU20 AMMC, FQPS01 NFFN. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CHANGE CAN BE
FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/NOTIFICATION/
PDF_2026/SCN26-04_HIGHSEASFORECAST_OPC_COVERAGE.PDF


SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FEB 17 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 18 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 19 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 25S173E 23S170E 20S160E MOVING NE SLOWLY. NW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S OF 20S. NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM N OF FRONT AND S OF LINE 00S160E 00S163E
18S179E 20S179E 21S175E 25S177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177E 21S170E 19S160E. NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S OF 22S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177W 21S176E 18S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 21S TO 24S BETWEEN 165E AND 175E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S151W 24S153W 23S156W 23S161W 25S164W MOVING NE SLOWLY.
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S OF 24S. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM N OF FRONT E OF 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 1008 MB NEAR 23S156W. FRONT FROM
25S166W 20S162W 21S158W TO LOW TO 25S151W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1007 MB NEAR 23S157W. FRONT FROM 16S170W
17S1622 TO LOW TO 25S156W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S
BETWEEN 157W AND 153W.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 25S166E 20S170E 25S178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 22S BETWEEN 173E AND
178W...AND S OF 22S BETWEEN 165W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 2.5 M OF LESS.

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

.ITCZ 07S160W 04S140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF
ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 14S BETWEEN 143W AND 135W.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.