High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
966 FZPS40 PHFO 291437 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC WED MAY 29 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 29 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 30 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 31 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S160W 21S165W THENCE TROUGH TO 12S177E 08S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 180W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S156W 21S160W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S172W 13S180E 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 170W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S154W 11S160W THENCE TROUGH 10S170E 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SEE SEAS BELOW. .WEAK FRONT 18S120W 16S128W NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S E OF 128W. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S 10S W 178E...AND S OF LINE 12S169W 12S157W 25S143W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S170W 10S160W 25S130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 18S172W 25S158W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S E OF 125W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E 10S170W 25S155W...AND S OF 20S E OF 140W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 07S178W. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.