High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
316 FZPN40 PHFO 151523 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC SAT JUN 15 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC JUN 15 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 16 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 17 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N165E 28N160E MOVING SE 10 KT. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 165E AND 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 27N169E 26N160E. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OUT OF AREA. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 10N155W 06N164W 03N178W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 178W AND 169W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 10N W OF 179W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.