High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
445 FZPN40 PHFO 120328 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC WED JUN 12 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 12 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 13 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 14 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N174W 26N175W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 10N TO 18N W OF 177E...AND 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 166W AND 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 06N TO 13N W OF 179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 168E AND 174E...AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 178E AND 174W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 175E AND 178W...AND S OF 04N BETWEEN 171W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 167W AND 157W. .MONSOON TROUGH 07N140W 09N145W THENCE ITCZ 07N152W 06N177W 07N175E 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM S ITCZ W OF 176W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.