High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
213 FZPS40 PHFO 080312 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC SAT JUN 08 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 07S162E 1010 MB. TROUGH FROM 05S160E TO LOW TO 10S167E TO 08S173E TO 11S176W TO 11S170W. LOW AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 180E AND 164E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM S...AND 240 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 175W AND 164E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. NEW LOW 08S172E 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM 02S169E TO LOW TO 08S175W TO 11S170W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW...AND 420 NM S TROUGH E OF 180E. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 08S169E 1012 MB. TROUGH FROM 04S164E TO LOW TO 15S171E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .FRONT FROM 25S136W TO 23S141W THENCE TROUGH TO 17S150W TO 12S164W TO 11S170W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 25S136W TO 16S146W TO 14S154W TO 11S170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S137W TO 15S154W TO 11S170W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 155W. .FRONT NEAR 25S160E MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S161E TO 23S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S165E TO 19S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S148W TO 23S156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08S TO 20S E OF 130W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S125W TO 11S164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S130W TO 16S145W...AND FROM 15S TO 21S E OF 125W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 140W AND 175W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 10S TO 20S E OF 130W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.