High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
068 FZPN40 PHFO 191531 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC SAT OCT 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC OCT 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 21 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WEAK FRONT 30N168W 27N172W 26N177W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 172W AND 169W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N172W 27N172W 25N176W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N173W 27N173W 23N176W. .TROUGH 25N160E 24N163E 23N166E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 25N TO 21N BETWEEN 164E AND 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .TROUGH 16N163E 13N162E 10N164E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 11N171E 06N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N167E 08N160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 26N TO 22N W OF 170E...AND FROM 17N TO 11N BETWEEN 172W AND 161W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N W OF 170E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 25N W OF 167E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LOWER. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 11N140W 08N153W 10N168W 09N179E 06N172E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.