High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
926 FZPN40 PHFO 272135 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SAT APR 27 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 27 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 28 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 29 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW JUST N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 31N172W NEARLY STATIONARY. FRONT 30N169W 26N171W 22N180E MOVING E 10 KT N OF 26N AND NEARLY STATIONARY S OF 26N. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 171W AND 177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 30N165W 27N166W THENCE TROUGH 21N171W. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N162W 27N164W THENCE TROUGH 23N168W. .TROUGH 24N171E 21N168E MOVING W SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N166E 20N165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N168E 19N167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N169E 27N160E. .E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 06N AND LINE 21N140W 20N150W 15N165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 06N AND LINE 22N140W 19N150W 15N165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 06N AND LINE 21N140W 20N150W 16N165W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 05N140W 06N150W 04N165W 05N175E 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 90 NM OF ITCZ E OF 175E...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 175E. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.