High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
450 FZPS40 PHFO 242237 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN NOV 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NOV 24 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 25 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 26 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 17S166E 1009 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 15S160E AND FROM LOW TO 20S175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN LOW AND 20S175E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LOW AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S172E 1008 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 22S180W AND FROM LOW TO 18S168E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW AND S OF LOW AND TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 21S175E 1009 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25S180W AND FROM LOW TO 18S167E 15S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH. .TROUGH 25S145W 23S146W 15S177W 14N175E MOVING SLOWLY W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S145W 20S150W 17S165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S145W 20S150W 20S160W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 20S TO 05S E OF 130W...AND S OF 15S W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 17S BETWEEN 160W AND 180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 170E AND 180W...AND S OF 20S BETWEEN 170W TO 150W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 05S160E 10S175E. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.