High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
710 FZPN40 PHFO 191524 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC SUN JAN 19 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 19 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 20 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 21 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 29N145W 1016 MB MOVING S SLOWLY. FRONT 30N145W TO LOW TO 22N142W THENCE TROUGH 18N141W. FRONT NEAR STATIONARY AND TROUGH MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N144W 24N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N145W 1011 MB. FRONT 30N145W TO LOW TO 25N143W. TROUGH EXITS E OF AREA. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N E OF 151W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 24N147W 1012 MB. FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N148W TO LOW TO 20N149W. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .FRONT 30N178E 25N165E 25N160E MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 165E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N171W 26N174E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N179W 24N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N164W 25N176W 24N175E 30N163E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N162W 25N178E 30N160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 03N TO 19N W OF 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 18N W OF 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 160W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF LINE 25N140W 30N146W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE 09N140W 00N152W 00N176E 03N160E...EXCEPT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N160E 24N169W 30N175W 30N171E 23N160E 18N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 28N140W 30N144W...AND N OF 27N W OF 179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N159W 21N161W 20N160E 02N160E 00N174E 00N140W 30N140W 30N159W...AND N OF LINE 30N175W 22N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST 12 TO 13 FT N OF LINE 30N168W 26N179W 26N172E 30N179W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N162W 25N173W 19N173W 11N151W 00N170W 00N175E 02N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 09N140W 12N147W 30N152W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N140W 06N160W 04N179E 02N177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ W OF 173W...AND E OF 150W. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.