High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
497 FZPN40 PHFO 021505 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC THU MAY 02 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAY 02 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 03 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 04 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WEAK TROUGH 30N160W 22N166W MOVING W SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N164W 23N168W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N170W 24N171W. .WEAK TROUGH 22N170E 18N175E MOVING W SLOWLY. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N166E 20N164E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N162E 20N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N162E 27N160E. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 163W... AND FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 24N E OF 160W... AND FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 172W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 26N E OF 164W... AND FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 174W AND 164W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .ITCZ 03N140W 01N163E. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08N BETWEEN 180E AND 170W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.