High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
532 FZPS40 PHFO 191444 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SUN MAY 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 21 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 23S120W 18S126W 13S140W 14S146W THENCE TROUGH TO 14S150W 11S154W. FRONT MOVING E 15 KT ALONG 25S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY N OF 17S. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W 19S125W THENCE TROUGH TO 13S139W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 21S120W 19S125W 15S135W 14S141W. .TROUGH 25S180E 18S170E 10S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM N OF TROUGH N OF 15S. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH FROM 20S TO 15S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S180E 20S173E 13S171E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S176W 18S176E 12S160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 10S BETWEEN 175W AND 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 175W AND 160W...AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 160W AND 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 18S BETWEEN 150W AND 135W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 140W AND 130W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S170W 10S160W 15S150W 20S140W 15S135W 25S120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 12S165W 12S150W 20S140W 15S130W 22S120W...AND S OF 20S W OF 165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 10S160W 15S150W 20S140W 20S130W...AND S OF 23S W OF 170E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 16S180E...AND WITHIN 210 NM OF POINT 13S174W...AND WITHIN 210 NM OF POINT 03S175E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.