High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
130 FZPS40 PHFO 040340 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC TUE JUN 04 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 04 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 05 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 06 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 05S168E TO 08S178E TO 09S168W TO 12S157W TO 18S149W. TROUGH MOVING S 10 KT E OF 168W AND NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 168W. WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 600 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 168W. WINDS E TO S 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 168W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TSMTS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 175E AND 170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS W OF 168W...AND ALSO WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 168W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05S168E TO 08S178E TO 12S168W TO 17S159W TO 21S149W. WINDS E TO S 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 178E AND 159W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 25S148W TO 18S157W TO 14S168W. ASSOCIATED TROUGH FROM 05S168E TO 08S178E TO 14S168W. WINDS NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN FRONT AND 140W. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S167E TO 21S163E. FRONT MOVING E 15 KT S OF 23S AND E SLOWLY N OF 23S. WINDS E TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 20S170E 20S179E 25S179E 25S167E 23S165E 20S170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 21S166E. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .OTHERWISE WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 19S BETWEEN 145W AND 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 09S TO 19S BETWEEN 143W AND 120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 07S TO 17S BETWEEN 143W AND 120W...AND ALSO FORM 09S TO 15S BETWEEN 160E AND 170E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 10S170E 10S170W 16S145W 20S135W 25S125W 25S150W 20S170W 16S170E 10S170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 12S135W 12S120W 25S120W 25S170W 23S165W 23S150W 20S140W 12S135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 08S140W 08S120W 25S120W 25S177W 20S177W 17S170W 17S155W 23S140W 08S140W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11S TO 19S BETWEEN 160E AND 170E. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.