High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
647 FZPN40 PHFO 131041 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC MON MAY 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 27N161W 17N159W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH. SEE WINDS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N163W 19N163W. SEE WINDS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N161W 23N166W MERGES WITH TROUGH. SEE WINDS BELOW. .WEAK FRONT FROM 30N179W 25N163E THENCE TROUGH TO 21N160E. MOVING E 15 KT AND DISSIPATING. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE 30N170E 10N178E 08N160E. WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 09N E OF 146W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 10N W OF 180E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21N TO 07N E OF 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 30N169W 15N175E 09N160E. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF A LINE 30N175E 24N160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 154W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 30N175W 18N175E 14N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N159W 21N171W 16N160E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 05N140W 03N147W 04N157W 06N164W 06N175W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.