High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
712 FZPN40 PHFO 112233 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC TUE JUN 11 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUN 11 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 12 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 13 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N174W 26N176W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 07N TO 17N W OF 179E. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 161E AND 178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 09N140W 05N166W 05N178E 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 172W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.