High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
156 FZPN40 PHFO 281512 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC TUE MAY 28 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 28 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 29 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 30 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 25N172W 1015 MB MOVING N SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 30N168W TO LOW TO 17N173W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 168W AND 163W... AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 175W AND 168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 172W AND 163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N172W 1014 MB. TROUGH 30N171W TO LOW TO 20N174W. WIND DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 29N170W 1016 MB. TROUGH FROM 30N172W TO LOW TO 23N172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 20N E OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 160W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 04N160W 04N180W 06N170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 170E AND 155W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.