High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
947 FZPS40 PHFO 101045 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC FRI MAY 10 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 10 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 11 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 12 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S158W 18S164W 12S172W 08S175E...THENCE TROUGH TO 07S160E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY S OF 16S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 20S180W 25S160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S155W 15S165W 09S175E THENCE TROUGH 05S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH AND FRONT W OF 170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S148W 14S170W THENCE TROUGH 10S170E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 180W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 175E AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 20S160E 15S175E 15S165W 25S155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 170W AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 15S160E 10S180W 15S160W 25S150W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.