


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
196 FZPS40 PHFO 032126 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC THU APR 03 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 APR 03 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 04 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 05 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S156W 22S160W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S155W 18S160W 14S170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S155W 20S158W 16S165W. .TROUGH 18S153W 13S166W MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH ABOVE. .TROUGH 25S161W 25S164W MOVING NE SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S160W 23S164W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH ABOVE. .TROUGH 18S138W 14S136W 08S134W MOVING WSW 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF TROUGH S OF 14S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 14S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 09S160E 04S174W MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 01S173E 03S170W 10S170W 19S175E 17S160E 04S160E 01S173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S179W 07S170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S180E 10S170E 10S160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 25S166E 24S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S170E 22S160E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S153W 21S165W 20S175E 25S170E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 20S E OF 132W. .24 HOUR SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S140W 18S165W 25S175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14S BETWEEN 128W AND 138W... AND S OF 22S BETWEEN 138W AND 165W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 05S142W 07S155W 07S165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 20S163W 18S174W. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.