High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
196 FZPS40 PHFO 081518 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC FRI NOV 08 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S140W 21S145W THENCE TROUGH 17S154W 15S164W 11S176W 12S171E 09S161E. FRONT MOVING NE SLOWLY E OF 160W. REMAINDER OF FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 15S TO 12S BETWEEN 175E AND 179W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S 21S BETWEEN 178E AND 175W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S138W 20S144W THENCE TROUGH 14S158W. WINDS EASED 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S130W 20S140W THENCE TROUGH 16S150W 15S175W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 16S BETWEEN 179E AND 159W. .24 HOUR NEW TROUGH 14S158W 07S162W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 15S W OF 167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 14S W OF 164E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 15S BETWEEN 174W AND 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 23S TO 15S BETWEEN 179W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF LINE 25S154W 23S147W 25S138W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.