High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
772 FZPS40 PHFO 192241 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN MAY 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MAY 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 21 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 24S120W 19S126W THENCE TROUGH 16S132W 14S147W 10S155W. FRONT MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH MOVING W SLOWLY S OF 17S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W 19S125W THENCE TROUGH 13S139W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S121W 18S131S 13S140W. .FRONT 25S172E 21S171E 16S167E THENCE TROUGH 11S162E 09S160E. FRONT MOVING SE 20 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT...AND WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179E 20S175E THENCE TROUGH 14S164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S175W 20S179E THENCE TROUGH 14S164E. .E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 20S BETWEEN 145W ANN 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 20S135W 10S151W 10S170W 25S155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 20S BETWEEN 135W AND 150W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 22S120W 16S130W 12S169W 25S157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 22S120W 17S132W 12S160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF LINE 25S164E 20S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17S BETWEEN 130W AND 155W...AND S OF 22S W OF 173E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS S OF 24S BETWEEN 170W AND 175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 12S176E 03S169E 00S160E. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.