High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
510 FZPS40 PHFO 010253 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC WED MAY 01 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 01 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 02 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 03 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 06S160E 10S170W 10S154W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 02S160E 03S170E 10S179W TO 10S167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S160E 10S176E 13S172W. .TROUGH 25S172W 19S177E 14S166E 12S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173W 20S177W 14S165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S172W 16S175E 10S160E. .TROUGH 21S174W 11S175W MOVING S SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 390 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 16S TO 11S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY TROUGH ABOVE. .TROUGH 25S132W 22S134W 20S140W MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S129W 19S132W 19S145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO A FRONT 25S127W 20S134W 19S141W. .SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 11S W OF 170E...AND FROM 20S TO 14S BETWEEN 149W AND 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 12S W OF 170E...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S131W 11S150W 14S165W 25S157W 25S131W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 25S173W 09S160E...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S128W 13S150W 12S163W 25S157W 25S128W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 16S BETWEEN 162W AND 158W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 142W AND 150W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S131W 19S146W 20S160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 14S BETWEEN 160W AND 168W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 21S TO 19S BETWEEN 140W AND 147W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 20S120W 15S150W 10S155W 14S164W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.