High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
078 FZPN40 PHFO 031510 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC FRI MAY 03 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 03 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 04 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 05 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT JUST W OF AREA MOVING E 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N161E TO 29N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N165E TO 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. .TROUGH FROM 30N164W TO 26N167W TO 21N169W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N170W TO 21N175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH FROM 25N165E TO 22N164E TO 19N165E MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 25N161E TO 22N161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 05N...AND S OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 26N164W TO 12N173W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 05N...AND S OF A LINE FROM 24N140W TO 28N162W TO 14N175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 05N...AND S OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 28N160W TO 12N180E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 18N E OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 9 FT N OF 06N...AND S OF A LINE FROM 14N140W TO 27N156W TO 23N169W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.