High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
103 FZPS40 PHFO 110308 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SAT MAY 11 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 11 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 12 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 13 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S156W 16S165W 11S173W 09S177E...THENCE TROUGH TO 08S173E 04S164E 04S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF 19S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S W OF 180E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH W OF 173W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S151W 20S156W 12S170W THENCE TROUGH 05S178W 04S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND A LINE 18S170W 25S161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO A TROUGH 25S143W 15S170W 10S171E 05S166E 04S160E. SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 22S TO 11S W OF 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 21S120W 21S130W 25S134W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 19S120W 17S127W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 165W AND 171W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S155W 17S167W 17S173E 21S163E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 160W AND 171W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S150W 13S166W 10S172E 17S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S144W 11S159W 08S170E 11S167E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 20S TO 14S BETWEEN 167E AND 161E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.