High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
001 FZPS40 PHFO 141128 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC TUE MAY 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 16 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 25S134W TO 16S179E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF FRONT W OF 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S136W TO 19S160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMES TROUGH FROM 25S139W TO 19S140W. .DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 15S120W TO 14S133W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 14S120W TO 13S133W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 12S124W TO 14S135W. .TROUGH FROM 11S170E TO 05S174E MOVING SE 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16S175E TO 09S179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S177E TO 16S179E. .E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S156W 17S138W 11S137W 10S160E 19S160E 25S177E 25S156W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 11S BETWEEN 147W AND 179W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 11S W OF 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S147W 12S146W 13S166W 22S177W 08S160E 25S160E 25S147W. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S127W 07S155W 17S178W 12S168E 25S176E 25S127W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 21S120W 16S129W 19S137W 05S159W 25S179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 10S120W 21S135W 11S153W 11S167W 25S176E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 11S W OF 164E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.