High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
700 FZPS40 PHFO 102230 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC FRI MAY 10 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 10 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 11 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 12 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S156W 15S167W 13S171W 09S175E 05S160E...THENCE TROUGH TO 08S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF 17S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 19S W OF 171E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S152W 18S160W 12S170W THENCE TROUGH 07S178W 03S174E 03S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AN A LINE 18S164W 25S163E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO A TROUGH 25S146W 19S153W 17S163W 11S173W 10S172E 06S166E 05S160E. SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 22S TO 12S W OF 163W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 22S120W 22S130W 25S133W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 19S120W 18S128W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 165W AND 172W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S158W 18S167W 18S172W 21S163E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 162W AND 174W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S151W 14S165W 12S173E 21S161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S146W 12S162W 09S167E 15S163E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 02S W OF 173W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07S TO 05S BETWEEN 150W AND 153W. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.