High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
203 FZPS40 PHFO 090231 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SUN JUN 09 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 09 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 10 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 11 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 06S171E 1012 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO 17S150W TO 13S160W TO LOW TO 04S160E. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 165E AND 170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG TROUGH...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 15S142W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO TROUGH BETWEEN 170E AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 10S170E 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO 17S150W TO 13S160W TO LOW TO 04S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM TROUGH TO 20S BETWEEN 175E AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S138W 14S147W 13S166W 08S177E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM TROUGH TO 20S BETWEEN 170W AND 155W. .FRONT NEAR FROM 25S161E TO 23S160E MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 18S165E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S175E TO 20S170E TO 15S160E. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 180W AND 160W...AND S OF LINE FROM 25S160W TO 20S150W TO 15S150W TO 15S145W TO 25S130W...AND FROM 21S TO 10S E OF 128W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 165W AND 155W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 22S BETWEEN 175W AND 150W...AND E OF LINE FROM 05S140W TO 15S130W TO 20S130W TO 25S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE FROM 20S170W TO 20S155W TO 25S145W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 15S175W TO 10S165W TO 25S140W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.