High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
428 FZPS40 PHFO 301041 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC THU MAY 30 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 30 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 31 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 01 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S160W 19S170W THENCE TROUGH 15S180W 12S170E 09S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 170W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S150W 20S154W THENCE TROUGH 12S169W 09S169E 09S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S149W 16S155W THENCE TROUGH 14S171E 13S177E 10S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S180W 15S170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 12S170E 12S170W 25S155W...AND S OF 22 E OF 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 15S160E 10S180W 15S160W. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S175E 15S165W 10S160W 25S135W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 20S170W 25S160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E 12S170E 14S170W 20S160W 22S140W 22S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF LINE 25S170W 18S163W 25S150W...AND FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 180W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 12S160E 10S180W 10S165W 25S150W...AND S OF 18S E OF 130W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18S AND 11S BETWEEN 166W AND 159W. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.