High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
006 FZPS40 PHFO 280235 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC TUE MAY 28 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MAY 28 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 29 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 30 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 09S160E 12S170E 25S163W NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 20S W OF 175E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH S OF 17S AND N OF 13S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09S160E 12S170E 25S163W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE 25S165E 20S170E 20S175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10S160E 12S170E 25S164W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 180W. .WEAK STATIONARY FRONT 17S125W 18S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 18S120W 18S126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 06S172E 12S177E MOVING SW 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22S W OF 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S180W 15S160W 25S150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S180W... AND 20S170W 10S160W 10S150W 25S135W. .REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 00S BETWEEN 168W AND 178E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.