High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
253 FZPS40 PHFO 221511 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC FRI NOV 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC NOV 22 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 23 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 24 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 16S178W 12S167W 13S154W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 14S160E 17S168E 17S171E MOVING S SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15S160E 20S171E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S160E 22S172E. .FRONT 25S169E 22S171E MOVING SE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA. .FRONT 25S138W 23S140W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S142W 22S147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT EXITS S OF AREA. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24S TO 17S BETWEEN 161E AND 178W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 16S160E 18S172E 14S179W 14S172W 20S179W 25S164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 22S160E 18S166E 18S179W 19S178W 25S173E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S146W 22S135W 11S127W 12S120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S 10S E OF 139W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 23S160E 17S173E 20S179E 25S179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 19S160E 17S176E 21S178E 25S176E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE 25S122W 24S133W 16S140W 03S130W 03S120W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.