High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
149 FZPS40 PHFO 050337 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SUN MAY 05 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MAY 05 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 06 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 07 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 14S179W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 21S172W 25S166W MOVING E 15 KT AND FROM LOW TO 13S176E 09S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH W OF 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S177W 1007 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 17S178W 19S175W 25S162W AND FROM LOW TO 11S170E 09S160E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 17S177W 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 21S173W 25S169W AND FROM LOW TO 12S176E 09S160E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .WEAK FRONT 21S130W 25S123W MOVING E SLOWLY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10S160E 22S178W 20S160E...AND S OF 17S BETWEEN 125W AND 149W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10S160E 20S175E 20S160E...AND FROM 10S TO 20S BETWEEN 129W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 13S AND 18S W OF 172E...AND FROM 09S TO 19S BETWEEN 137W AND 152W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 12S AND W OF 180E...AND S OF 15S AND E OF 149W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 15S170E 25S150W...AND FROM 12S TO 21S BETWEEN 130W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 14S BETWEEN 140W AND 178W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 173W AND 147W. $$ .FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.