Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
149 FNUS70 PHFO 291659 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals - NOAA Fisheries...NOAA Fisheries National Weather Service Honolulu HI 659 AM HST Wed May 29 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on May 29. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A trough northwest of FFS will continue to produce unsettled weather through today. As this trough weakens, a ridge of high pressure will gradually strengthen north of the area. This will bring the return of stable conditions and strengthening trade winds Thursday through the weekend. A tiny NW swell is possible Friday and Saturday, followed by a building S swell over the weekend. A 4 foot NW swell should quickly fill in Sunday night and peak Monday into Monday night then gradually decline the first half of next week. A series of 2 to 3 foot S swells will likely move through throughout next week. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Surface winds (kts).South winds 5 to 10 knots. Swell height........1 feet SSW 210 degree Swell period........16 seconds. Wave height.........5 feet. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly to Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Swell height........1 feet SSW 210 degree Swell period........15 seconds Wave height.........5 feet. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly to Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Surface winds (kts).Southeast 5 knots becoming East winds 7 to 12 knots in the late afternoon. Swell height........1 feet SSW 210 degree Swell period........14 seconds. Wave height.........5 feet. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. East winds around 15 knots. NW (310 deg) swell 2 feet 11 seconds. Sig wave height 4 feet. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. East winds 15 to 20 knots. NW (320 deg) swell 2 feet 11 seconds. S (190 degree) swell 2 feet 18 seconds. Sig wave height building to 6 feet. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. East winds 18 to 23 knots. S (190 degree) swell 3 feet 16 seconds. Sig wave height 6 feet. $$ Forecaster...Kino Requested by...Hope Ronco Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2412979.8/HFO .DELDT 05/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov,kevin@pmdphawaii.org,Psdcamps@gmail.com,hope.ronco@noaa.gov,amanda_j_boyd@fws.gov,thea.johanos-kam@noaa.gov,james@pmdphawaii.org,laloturtles@gmail.com,marylou.staman@noaa.gov,jessica.bohlander@noaa.gov,lalomonkseal@gmail.com,MTBAP.NWHIcomms@gmail.com,christy.kozama@noaa.gov,daniel_link@fws.gov,lizabeth.kashinsky@noaa.gov