The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

198 FZPS40 PHFO 051041 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC WED FEB 05 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FEB 05 2025. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 06 2025. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 07 2025. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FIRST LOW NEAR 22S175E 1001 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. SECOND LOW NEAR 21S162E 1000 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH 22S177E TO FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW TO 21S160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 23S TO 21S BETWEEN 175E AND 173E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 178E AND 171E...AND S OF 16S W OF 167E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S179W 20S177E 20S169E 23S166E 18S163E 19S160E. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM NE OF FIRST LOW AND 180 NM NE OF SECOND LOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW NEAR 22S177E 1004 MB. SECOND LOW NEAR 22S163E 1001 MB. TROUGH 20S177E TO FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW TO 18S160E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 22S162E 24S165E 24S161E 21S161E 22S162E. WINDS 20 TO 30 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 16S W OF 170E...AND S OF LINE 25S179W 22S178W 19S177E 22S177E 25S171E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S179E 22S178W 23S172E 16S166E 20S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. SECOND LOW NEAR 23S168E 999 MB. TROUGH 25S173E TO SECOND LOW TO 21S164E 16S160E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT S OF LINE 25S174W 17S174E 14S161E 15S160E 19S165E 25S163E. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 174E AND 168E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S177E 18S174E 18S167E 21S168E 22S163E 25S161E. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT 25S153W 22S157W 18S166W NEAR STATIONARY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S154W 21S160W 21S166W 25S170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM S OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S153W 20S159W 16S171W. SEAS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S159W 18S168W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.