High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
353 FZPS40 PHFO 081502 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SAT JUN 08 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JUN 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 06S174E 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM 04S160E TO LOW TO 10S166W TO 25S136W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 12S BETWEEN 161W AND 175E...AND FROM 14S TO 10S BETWEEN 170E AND 161E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH AND LOW BETWEEN 177W AND 172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 05S167E TO 08S172E TO 09S170W TO 16S154W TO 25S145W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 12S BETWEEN 172W AND 176E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S163E TO 08S169E TO 08S170W TO 14S150W TO 25S140W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 10S BETWEEN 157W AND 173W. .FRONT NEAR 25S160E MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S164E TO 22S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 17S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 22S144W TO 20S149W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S E OF 126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S131W TO 17S145W TO 16S155W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 13S BETWEEN 160W AND 170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 142W AND 157W...AND FROM 20S TO 10S E OF 124W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S145W TO 20S155W TO 20S168W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S142W TO 19S155W TO 18S174W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 161W AND 166W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.