High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
039 FZPN40 PHFO 082249 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SAT JUN 08 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUN 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N155W TO 28N157W TO 27N162W MOVING ESE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING TROUGH FROM 25N170W TO 27N160W TO 25N150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N166 TO 28N157W TO 30N150W. .TROUGH FROM 09N170W TO 06N171W NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 165W AND 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 175W AND 165W...AND WITHIN 240 NM OF POINT 14N167E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 170E AND 160W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 04N163W 04N152W 02N140W...AND 07N160E 05N168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 155W...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 160E AND 173W. $$ .FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.