High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
305 FZPN40 PHFO 252159 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SAT MAY 25 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 25 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 26 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 27 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N168W 25N168W 18N171W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN 161W AND 166W N OF 21N...AND WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 20N TO 22N. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 164W AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 25N170W 1015 MB. TROUGH 30N173W TO LOW 18N174W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 30N164W 26N170W 19N176W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 165W AND 174W. .TROUGH 28N170E 25N168E 22N170E MOVING W SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 29N167E 24N165E 21N166E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N161E TO 29N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 07N173W 07N177E 05N168E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 10N W OF 170E. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.