High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
612 FZPN40 PHFO 122130 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC WED JUN 12 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 12 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 13 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 14 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 177W...AND FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 162W AND 153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 164E AND 173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 06N150W 07N160W 06N173W 04N178E 05N160E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 175W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 164E AND 171E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 166W AND 163W. $$ .FORECASTER BALLARD/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.