High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
519 FZPS40 PHFO 190254 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SUN MAY 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 21 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S121W 21S125W 15S135W 14S145W THENCE TROUGH TO 12S153W 07S158W. FRONT MOVING E 15 KT ALONG 25S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY N OF 20S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W 19S125W THENCE TROUGH TO 13S139W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 21S120W 19S125W 15S135W 14S141W. .FRONT 25S162E 22S162E MOVING SE 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. .TROUGH 25S175E 15S168E 08S162E 06S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 01S W OF 164E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH FROM 23S TO 17S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S174E 18S169E 07S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S179E 21S175E 11S160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 133W AND 121W. E TO SE WINDS 20 T0 25 KT FROM 25S TO 11S BETWEEN 142W AND 161W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23S TO 14S BETWEEN 145W AND 162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23S TO 14S BETWEEN 140W AND 150W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 137W AND 125W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S121W 19S131W 20S146W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 10S BETWEEN 151W AND 167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 22S120W 16S130W 20S136W 25S157W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 23S W OF 162E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE 20S120W 16S132W 16S144W 13S158W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 165E AND 162E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 07S BETWEEN 175W AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.