High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
822 FZPS40 PHFO 070916 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC TUE MAY 07 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 07 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 08 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 09 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 21S172W 1007 MB MOVING S 15 KT. TROUGH FROM 05S160E TO 16S180E TO LOW TO 19S166W TO 25S161W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM N OF TROUGH... AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 08S160E TO 10S180W TO 20S170W TO 25S167W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 168E... AND S OF 21S BETWEEN 167E AND 178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S160E TO 08S170E TO 15S175W TO 25S166W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 173E AND 167W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 10S W OF 173E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 150W AND 143W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 10S150W TO 10S160W TO 20S173W... AND S OF 21S BETWEEN 135W AND 128W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 147W AND 138W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S W OF 178W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS FROM 20S TO 07S BETWEEN 170W AND 162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 10S TO 05S BETWEEN 177E AND 160W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.