High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
914 FZPS40 PHFO 222234 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC WED MAY 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MAY 22 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 23 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 24 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 14S160E 20S179E 25S162W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S160E 25S160W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S160E 17S179W 25S169W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .TROUGH 06S172E 08S176E 12S179E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S171E 10S174E 13S176E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 04S175W 09S172E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S177W 11S173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S179E 13S174W. .TROUGH 17S132W 25S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17S133W 23S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15S135W 25S120W. .WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 20W OF 163E .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 13S TO 21S W OF 169E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 18S W OF 174E. .SEAS 8 TO 9 BETWEEN 16S AND 18S E OF 163E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 17S BETWEEN 168E AND 177E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN AREA 25S164W 21S158W 17S170W 10S170W 10S158W 17S144W 22S140W 25S120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 13S TO 22S W OF 166E. SEAS 8 TO 10 S OF A LINE 23S166E 17S172E 22S171W .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 12S TO 18S W OF 167E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 15S BETWEEN 169E AND 178E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03S TO 10S BETWEEN 167W AND 160W. $$ .FORECASTER POWELL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.