High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
897 FZPN40 PHFO 140335 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC TUE MAY 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MAY 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 16 2024. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .TROUGH FROM 29N164W TO 23N163W TO 18N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N162W TO 26N163W THENCE TROUGH TO 22N166W TO 18N167W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N163W TO 25N175W. SEE ADDITIONAL WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 29N159W 1002 MB. FRONT FROM 30N159W TO LOW TO 23N162W TO 18N164W. NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 159W AND 164W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N151W TO 25N164W TO 25N172W. SEE ADDITIONAL WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED WITH GALE WARNING ABOVE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF A LINE FROM 25N175W TO 23N175E TO 19N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED WITH GALE WARNING ABOVE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 18N172W TO 18N165E. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 18N W OF 176E. .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 16 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 07N140W TO 05N151W TO 03N158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 152W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 162E...AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 175E AND 162E. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.