High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
116 FZPS40 PHFO 110304 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC TUE JUN 11 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JULY 29 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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUN 11 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 12 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 13 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 20S144W TO 15S151W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S160W TO 11S167W TO 03S175W. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT. TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 17S BETWEEN 155W AND 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S130W TO 21S135W TO 15S145W THENCE TROUGH TO 10S151W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 18S BETWEEN 153W AND 169W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S125W TO 18S133W. TROUGH DISSIPATED. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 14S BETWEEN 163W AND 168W. .TROUGH FROM 05S160E TO 08S164E TO 17S168E MOVING W 10 KT. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 07S W OF 176W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY BELOW. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S173E TO 18S166E THENCE TROUGH TO 14S160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF STATIONARY FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S178W TO 22S178E TO 17S171E THENCE TROUGH TO 07S163E. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 170W AND 177W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S174W TO 23S177E TO 19S170E TO 10S165E. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S W OF 169E. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 15S172W TO 09S174W TO 07S175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20S172W TO 10S176W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 25S166E TO 22S163E. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 18S153W TO 18S161W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S135W TO 14S155W TO 11S169W TO 15S174W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S124W TO 18S131W TO 08S153W TO 08S171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 19S BETWEEN 132W AND 144W...AND S OF 23S W OF 163E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.