High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
444 FZPS40 PHFO 022233 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN JUN 02 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 02 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 03 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 04 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 25S131W TO 22S140W THENCE TROUGH TO 16S157W TO 13S166W TO 11S180E. FRONT MOVING E 20 KT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 20S W OF 157W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 157W AND 166W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 166W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 23S135W THENCE TROUGH TO 21S146W TO 08S162W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 146W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO 20S155W TO 13S170W TO 06S165E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH FROM 13S149W TO 10S159W MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. .TROUGH 07S121W TO 02S125W MOVING W SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S125W TO 02S129W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05S130W TO 02S134W. .TROUGH FROM 18S163E TO 16S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM NE OF TROUGH AND WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 21S167E TO 06S173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 11S180E TO 17S160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 10S BETWEEN 170W AND 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 10S BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S164E TO 16S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 18S160E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 22S150W 25S165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S132W TO 10S160W TO 07S170E TO 25S160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S120W TO 14S150W TO 10S170W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN 170W AND 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 16S120W TO 13S135W TO 23S145W TO 23S170W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.