High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
490 FZPN40 PHFO 111001 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC TUE JUN 11 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 11 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 12 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 13 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 30N153W TO 28N162W TO 25N170W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH FROM 09N178E TO 06N172E TO 01N167E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 180E AND 166E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N176E TO 04N164E TO 02N161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N175E TO 05N167E TO 04N160E. .48 HR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 05N BETWEEN 147W AND 171W. .ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 10N147W TO 08N152W THENCE ITCZ TO 06N162W TO 07N177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 162W AND 177W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 143W. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.