High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
461 FZPS40 PHFO 211034 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC THU NOV 21 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NOV 21 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 22 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 23 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S136W 19S140W 13S154W 12S160W 12S175W 13S165E 12S162E 10S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH W OF 155W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH S OF 21S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S137W 13S150W 13S179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 25S172E 22S174E MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENS TO TROUGH 25S170W 21S177W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA. .SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 13S160E 14S165E 18S175E 22S178E 20S166E 24S168E 25S164E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 14S160E 17S169E 22S178W 23S175E 25S175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17S W OF 178E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S167W 13S178W 06S160W 06S154W 25S140W. SEAS 8 TO 8 FT FROM 20S TO 08S E OF 133W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 12S BETWEEN 172W AND 155W...AND S OF 10S E OF 129W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S140W 14S134W 11S120W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 23S160E 17S173E 20S179E 25S178E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.