High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
164 FZPN40 PHFO 170253 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC MON JUN 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 17 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 18 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 19 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 25N168E NEARLY STATIONARY...THENCE TROUGH TO 21N165E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N174E TO 25N166E TO 20N164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N169E TO 26N166E. .E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 08N BETWEEN 147W AND 154W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 07N BETWEEN 155W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 07N BETWEEN 141W AND 165W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 07N180E TO 06N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18N TO 01N BETWEEN 177W AND 168E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.