High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
750 FZPS40 PHFO 091526 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC THU MAY 09 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 09 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 10 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 11 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 09S176E TO 14S171W TO 25S160W NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 175W...MOVING E 10 KT E OF 175W. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S AND WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 12S177W TO 25S162W TO 16S166W TO 25S157W. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 21S. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 11S178W TO 16S165W TO 25S154W. WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KTS OR LOWER. .S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE W OF 180E. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 180E AND 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KTS OR LOWER. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 16S W OF 178W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S W OF 180E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 167W AND 179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S W OF FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE AND 176E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S155W TO 16S170W TO 17S173E TO 22S163E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.