High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
388 FZPS40 PHFO 292229 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC WED MAY 29 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MAY 29 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 30 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 31 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S161W 20S170W THENCE TROUGH 12S174E 08S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 175W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT AND TROUGH E OF 175W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S156W 18S165W THENCE TROUGH 15S177W 10S171E 09S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S152W 20S157W THENCE TROUGH 10S174E 08S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .TROUGH 11S161W 08S164W 04S166W MOVING SW SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S164W 08S166W 05S167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WEAK STATIONARY FRONT 17S120W 16S122W 14S127W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 10S W OF 175W .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S W OF 163W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S W OF 158W...AND S OF 20S E OF 124W. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 22S TO 10S W OF 177E...AND S OF LINE 19S170W 12S163W 25S139W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF LINE 25S177W 24S173W 25S167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 12S AND W OF 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 160W AND 126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF LINE 25S154W 17S167W 24S173W...AND S OF 23S E OF 124W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 10S AND E OF 153W...AND S OF 20S E OF 134W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18S AND 11S BETWEEN 168W AND 158W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.