High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
118 FZPS40 PHFO 262106 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN MAY 26 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MAY 26 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 27 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 28 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S158W 16S175W 10S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 17S W OF 165E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH W OF 175W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH E OF 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S163W 14S175E 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 17S W OF 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S158W 23S170W 18S180E 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE 18S180E 25S160E. .WEAK FRONT 19S120W 17S125W MOVING NE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 19S120W 17S126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 08S179W 05S169E MOVING SW 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 06S168E 04S160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 10S BETWEEN 140W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 13S BETWEEN 135W AND 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S W OF 177E...AND S OF 18S E OF 128W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 25S153W 18S170W 14S175W 10S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 08S E OF 125W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.