High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
641 FZPN40 PHFO 072140 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC FRI FEB 07 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FEB 07 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 08 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 09 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N164E 25N160E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT NW OF LINE 30N170E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N180E 22N172E 21N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177W 23N169E 18N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF 172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N161W 21N180E 24N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N164E 27N160E MOVING NE 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N W OF 167E. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED NE OF AREA. .FRONT 30N175W 23N169E 20N160E MOVING E 40 KT N OF 25N...AND SE SLOWLY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE 30N170W 25N180E. SEE SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N159W 28N162W 25N177E 22N165E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 158W AND 155W... AND NW OF A LINE FROM 30N165W TO 22N180W TO 21N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. .TROUGH 25N140W 27N145W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 180W AND 143W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 17N BETWEEN 170W AND 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 15N E OF 180W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 NW OF LINE 30N175E 24N167E 25N160E. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 175W AND 168W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 06N140W 00N175W 00N175E 08N160E EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 25N BETWEEN 175E AND 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 26 FT NW OF LINE 30N170E 26N160E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT NW OF LINE 30N175W 22N180W 22N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N155W 17N180W 12N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 18N E OF 180W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 26N E OF 144W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 22 FT N OF LINE 30N180W 25N170E 28N160E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF LINE 30N167W 23N180W 20N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N160W 19N170W 16N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 173E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 05N140W 06N144W 05N151W 06N177W 02N164E 02N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 145W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.