High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
686 FZPS40 PHFO 251527 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SAT MAY 25 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 25 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 27 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S163W 22S168W THENCE TROUGH 15S171W 10S160E MOVING SE SLOWLY E OF 172W AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE AND ERODING FROM THE W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 20S TO 14S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH AND FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 25S160W 12S174W 07S170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S157W 17S180W 11S175E. .TROUGH 06S163W 11S155W 13S148W MOVING W 10 KT AND DISSIPATING. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 25S132W 23S139W MOVING E 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S122W 16S126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA. .TROUGH 25S120W 15S131W MOVING E 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S120W 16S127W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA. .SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 12S W OF 170E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS FROM 18S TO 12S W OF 165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS FROM 20S TO 12S W OF 170E...AND FROM 17S TO 10S BETWEEN 140W AND 150W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.