High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
301 FZPS40 PHFO 291033 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC WED MAY 29 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 29 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 30 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 31 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S160W 19S170W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S180W 07S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 180W. SEE SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24S157W 20S165W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S172W 11S169E 11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 175W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S157W 10S169W THENCE TROUGH 12S170E 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SEE SEAS BELOW. .TROUGH 04S171E 08S178E 11S175W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 210 NM NE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WEAK FRONT 17S120W 15S130W 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 130W. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S 10S W 180W...AND S OF LINE 15S172W 15S160W 25S145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S155W 25S130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 20S170W 25S160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E 13S170W 20S160W 22S120W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 11S155W. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.