####018001972#### FZPS40 PHFO 032227 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC FRI MAY 03 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MAY 03 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 04 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 05 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 11S160E 15S180W 25S170 MOVING E SLOWLY AT 10 KTS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S160E 25S160E 20S180W 25S170W .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE. .TROUGH 13S167W 11S171W T07S177W MOVING SW 20 KT. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH MENTIONED ABOVE .TROUGH FROM 07S176W 012S170W 09S140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 09S177W 15S169W MOVING W SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S W OF 170E...AND E OF LINE 00N160W 15S160W 04N145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 18S180W 25S170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 10S BETWEEN 160W AND 140W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15S ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S W OF 180W...AND S OF 15S E OF 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15S ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT N OF 15S BETWEEN 180W AND 150W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.