High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
451 FZPS40 PHFO 222301 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC WED JAN 22 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JAN 22 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 23 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 24 2025. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 25S176W TO 18S167E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S163W TO 22S170E TO 16S166E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S170E TO 19S168E. .TROUGH FROM 10S170E TO 11S160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 05S W OF 172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST 12S165E TO 13S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 10S BETWEEN 154W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03S BETWEEN 156W AND 170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 06S BETWEEN 156W AND 178E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 05S BETWEEN 165W AND 177E. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.