FZPN02 KWBC 221725 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC SAT AUG 22 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LALA NEAR 30.5N 172.4W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 09KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 220 NM NE AND 190 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 37N W OF 166W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 31.9N 174.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...120 NM SE...110 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...180 NM SE...240 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.2N 175.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...110 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 168W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 64N163W 1004 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WELL INLAND WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 59N174E 996 MB. IN THE BERING SEA N OF 54N W OF 175W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 47N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF THE AREA NEAR 65N176W 984 MB. IN THE BERING SEA N OF 61N W OF 170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 51N W OF 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 151W AND 162W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N147W 1004 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE...AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N138W 1010 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 300 NM E AND SE...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 47N150W 1010 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N147W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N141W 1014 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .LOW 44N127W 1013 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT...AND FROM 32N TO 37N E OF 125W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 32N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 41N124W 1010 MB. FROM 38N TO 46N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 150W AND 164W...AND FROM 51N TO 54N W OF 176W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 60N W OF 172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 53N E OF 135W...AND WITHIN 300 NM N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 51N180W TO 58N162W. .FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 10N117.5W 1009 MB. FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N115.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15.5N118W 1007 MB. WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N110W 1009 MB. FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N111W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21N117W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT AUG 22... .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 95W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 110W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N110W (EP91)... SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W. .LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10N117.5W (EP92)...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N95W TO 12.5N110W TO 08N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO THE TROPICAL WAVES AND INVEST AREAS DESCRIBED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 90W, AND FROM 02N TO 10N W OF 125W. .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 22 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 23 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 24 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LALA NEAR 30.5N 172.4W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE...220 NM NE QUADRANT AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 166W AND 178W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 25N TO 30N W OF 163W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS FROM 28N TO 30N BETWEEN 170W AND 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 31.9N 174.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 169W AND 178W. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 172W AND 176W WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M JUST N OF CENTER. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM N OF 17N W OF 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 33.2N 175.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 172W AND 177W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 26N TO 30N W OF 171W. 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 14.8N 150.2W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 144W AND 157W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. SEAS 2.5 T 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 141W AND 155W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 15.6N 154.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 150W AND 158W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 153W AND 155W WITH SEAS TO 5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 141W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MOKE NEAR 16.4N 158.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 155W AND 160W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 148W 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 25N160W TO 28N161W TO 30N160W MOVING NW SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 26N144W TO 30N143W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N149W TO 29N147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N153W TO 30N150W. .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 113N151W TO 09N162W TO 11N170W TO 12N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 146W AND 170W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 142W. $$ .FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.