High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
918 FZPN40 PHFO 131043 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC THU JUN 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W 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. .WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 28N TO 20N BETWEEN 163W AND 141W... AND ALSO WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 14N160E 14N170E 08N179E 04N179E 07N168E 06N160E 14N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 14N BETWEEN 160W AND 144W...AND ALSO WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 12N160E 12N168E 07N168E 06N160E 12N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 14N BETWEEN 160W AND 148W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 00N BETWEEN 165W AND 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18N TO 06N BETWEEN 170W AND 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 28N TO 18N BETWEEN 155W AND 140W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 09N140W TO 07N151W TO 08N162W TO 08N171W TO 04N179E TO 07N168E TO 06N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12N TO 02N BETWEEN 160E AND 179E. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.