High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
207 FZPS40 PHFO 131048 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC THU JUN 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S124W TO 21S132W MOVING ESE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 21S126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 23S165E TO 20S160E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS NW TO NW 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS SW OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S172E TO 20S166E. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 20S163E 22S170E 25S175E 25S160E 20S163E. .STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 22S178W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 18S169E 22S178W 25S172W 25S175E 18S169E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .TROUGH FROM 23S172E TO 18S169E TO 15S167E MOVING ESE 25 KT. ASSOCIATED TSTMS INCLUDED WITH STATIONARY FRONT DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. .24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 25S177W TO 19S178E TO 16S163E. WINDS NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 18S177W. NEW TROUGH FROM 08S177E TO 18S177W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH FROM 12S179W TO 17S178W TO 21S174W MOVING W 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. .TROUGH FROM 09S156W TO 15S148W TO 18S140W TO 21S132W MOVING WSW 20 KT. ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11S159W TO 17S152W TO 22S145W. ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13S162W TO 21S156W. ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW. .OTHERWISE WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 06S165W 06S135W 16S140W 16S130W 22S130W 22S150W 16S165W 06S165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 06S140W 06S120W 22S120W 22S150W 14S165W 10S165W 10S145W 06S140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06S TO 18S BETWEEN 170W AND 120W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .OTHERWISE SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 10S160W 10S120W 25S120W 25S150W 16S160W 10S160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 04S130W 04S120W 25S120W 25S140W 10S145W 04S130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06S TO 20S BETWEEN 135W AND 120W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 12S TO 18S BETWEEN 173W AND 165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02S TO 12S BETWEEN 165E AND 160W. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.