


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
446 FZPS40 PHFO 111515 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC TUE MAR 11 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAR 11 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 12 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S168W 19S173W 14S170E 13S160E MOVING E SLOWLY E OF 172W...AND SW SLOWLY W OF 172W.. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF TROUGH...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S165W 19S176W 15S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S178W 17S175E 17S160E. .TROUGH 21S120W 18S132W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S120W 16S136W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 02S123W 07S128W 07S137W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH...AND 60 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 01S122W 06S134W 05S140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 00S120W 04S129W 06S137W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S126W 20S129W 17S133W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA BOUNDED BY 03S168W 12S152W 23S150W 23S158W 15S165W 07S175W 03S168W. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.