High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
840 FZPN40 PHFO 302207 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC TUE APR 30 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 APR 30 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 01 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 02 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WEAK TROUGH 30N162W 28N162W 20N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N162W 26N161W 21N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N160W 27N164W 23N168W. .WEAK TROUGH 28N177E 22N180W 18N180W MOVING SLOWLY WEST. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WEAK TROUGH 26N164E 21N163E 16N160E. MOVING W AT 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N161E 22N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF FORECAST AREA. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 177E AND 167E. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE 05N160W 18N160W 25N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 19N E OF 164W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .ITCZ 06N140W 05N155W 02N163W 02N170E 01N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 143W AND 167W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.