High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
195 FZPN40 PHFO 172201 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC MON JUN 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 17 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 18 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 19 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 30N172E TO 24N166E TO 19N164E NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 29N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 26N167E TO 26N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 148W AND 174W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 08N155W TO 07N171W TO 05N162E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07N TO 10N E OF 146W...FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 171W AND 177W...AND FROM 03N TO 09N W OF 169E. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 180W AND 177E. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.