High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
083 FZPS40 PHFO 102202 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC MON JUN 10 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 10 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 11 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 12 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 20S145W TO 16S151W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S160W TO 11S167W TO 07S179E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT. TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 13S TO 19S BETWEEN 154W AND 177W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 174W...AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 165W AND 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S131W TO 18S140W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S148W TO 11S170W TO 07S174W TO 06S174E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 20S BETWEEN 147W AND 170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S126W TO 18S132W. TROUGH DISSIPATED. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 13S BETWEEN 147W AND 163W. .TROUGH FROM 03S160E TO 08S165E TO 08S170E MOVING W 10 KT. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM PRIMARILY W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY BELOW. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S173E TO 18S165E THENCE STATIONARY FRONT TO 14S160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF STATIONARY FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179E TO 23S177E TO 17S168E THENCE TROUGH TO 08S168E. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 172W AND 178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173W TO 22S180E THENCE TROUGH TO 21S173E TO 17S169E TO 08S163E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S W OF 164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 19S173W TO 11S175W TO 07S180W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S143W TO 19S155W TO 18S167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S138W TO 12S164W TO 14S175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S126W TO 19S132W TO 09S155W TO 09S171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 14S125W TO 19S134W TO 19S146W...AND FROM 16S TO 10S BETWEEN 151W AND 167W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.