High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
737 FZPS40 PHFO 261048 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC SUN MAY 26 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 26 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 27 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 28 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S161W 23S164W THENCE TROUGH 16S174W 10S160W. FRONT MOVING SE 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 25S160W 19S179E 13S174E 10S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S169W 16S176W 08S160E. .FRONT 25S122W 22S128W MOVING E 15 KT AND DISSIPATING. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 20S120W 18S126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 10S W OF 171E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE 22S160E 17S178E 09S160E. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 10S BETWEEN 136W AND 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS W OF A LINE 25S160E 17S178E 08S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN 132W AND 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 25S156W 19S168W 25S175W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S W OF 174E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 08S BETWEEN 155W AND 162W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.