High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
133 FZPN40 PHFO 132209 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC MON MAY 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 29N162W TO 25N164W TO 21N165W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N162W TO 26N163W THENCE TROUGH TO 22N165W TO 17N169W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 29N160W 1007 MB. FRONT FROM 30N160W TO LOW TO 23N162W TO 18N170W. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N166W TO 23N180W TO 18N170E TO 18N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 30N152W TO 26N160W TO 20N170W TO 19N180W TO 20N170E TO 23N165E. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 18N W OF 171E. .24 HOUR FORECAST 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N164W TO 23N180W TO 18N170E TO 15N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N153W TO 17N180W TO 17N160E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 05N152W TO 02N159W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 154W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 152W AND 155W... FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 162E...AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 174E AND 163E. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.