High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
417 FZPN40 PHFO 141047 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC TUE MAY 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 16 2024. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .TROUGH FROM 28N163W TO 19N164W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N161W TO 26N164W THENCE TROUGH TO 15N164W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N161W TO 20N172W TO 16N160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 152W AND 157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N159W TO 25N158W TO 21N162W. NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 161W AND 165W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N160W TO 19S167W TO 09N176E TO 17N160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 151W AND 158W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF OF A LINE FROM 30N179W TO 19N178E TO 14N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N159W TO 19N176W TO 15N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N150W TO 21N161W TO 13N178E TO 24N160E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N160W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 152W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 04N W OF 177W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.