High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
046 FZPN40 PHFO 140210 CCA HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0210 UTC SAT SEP 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 19N159E MOVING W 10 KT. E TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO 18N W OF 163E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 25N TO 16N W OF 166E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL W OF AREA. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS. .TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 27N162W MOVING NW SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N161W TO 27N165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 09N164E TO 06N160E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18N TO 12N BETWEEN 145W AND 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16N TO 12N BETWEEN 150W AND 163W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16N TO 11N E OF 170W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 12N140W TO 11N147W TO 10N160W TO 07N180E TO 07N170E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 180E AND 147W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 175W AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.