High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
497 FZPS40 PHFO 130331 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC THU JUN 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT 25S126W 21S131W THENCE TROUGH 16S147W 14S156W. COLD FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 157W AND 148W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 145W AND 130W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S120W 19S142W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 17S176W 13S178W 10S179W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .WEAK COLD FRONT 25S173E 21S178E THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. FRONT MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S174W 19S178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 25S166E 21S160E MOVING NE 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 S OF 22S W OF 169E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179E 17S173E 09S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S 23S BETWEEN 169E AND 179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21S W OF 173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S173E 20S176E THENCE TROUGH 15S170E 09S160E. WINDS EASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 167E AND 177E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 06S E OF 156W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 10S E OF 128W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 20S TO 06S BETWEEN 173W AND 163W. $$ .FORECASTER BALLARD/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.