High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
517 FZPS40 PHFO 191509 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SUN JAN 19 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W 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. .TROUGH 25S146W 11S170W 07S179E 08S160E MOVING SW 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S155W 17S163W 09S179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 23S167W 20S175W 14S174E. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S163W 20S167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA. .TROUGH 25S166E 22S160E MOVING NE SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 170W AND TROUGH. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S175E 15S160E. WINDS MOVED S OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S179E 19S168E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 00S151W 10S157W 02S177E 00S176E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 00S140W 11S141W 12S155W 06S171W 00S174E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 01S BETWEEN 140W AND 150W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 17S T0 09S W OF 172E...AND FROM 24S TO 21S BETWEEN 155W AND 158W. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.