High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
434 FZPS40 PHFO 092316 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN JUN 09 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 09 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 10 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 11 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 25S166E TO 20S160E MOVING E 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173E TO 21S169E THENCE TROUGH TO 12S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S177E TO 18S170E THENCE TROUGH TO 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 178W AND 174E. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S145W TO 20S149W TO 16S155W THENCE STATIONARY FRONT TO 12S164W TO 09S172W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF FRONTS. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S OF 19S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM N OF STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 165W AND 168W...AND FROM 16S TO 21S BETWEEN 148W AND 151W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S140W TO 20S145W THENCE TROUGH TO 13S159W TO 10S168W TO 07S176E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S FROM 10S TO 18S BETWEEN 157W AND 174W. ALSO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 137W AND 140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S133W TO 20S138W THENCE TROUGH TO 13S148W TO 10S172W TO 05172E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 20S BETWEEN 141W AND 172W. .TROUGH FROM 15S152W TO 11S160W TO 08S163W MOVING S 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 420 NM E OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. .TROUGH FROM 03S165E TO 07S176E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03S TO 09S BETWEEN 161E AND 173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 03S160E TO 10S165E TO 12S169E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S160E TO 13S169E. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S150W TO 23S161W TO 25S170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S133W TO 16S150W TO 13S160W TO 10S180W. ALSO SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 02S TO 22S E OF 135W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S142W TO 19S155W TO 16S170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S133W TO 15S151W TO 10S180W. ALSO SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 03S TO 20S E OF 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S134W TO 14S144W TO 04S150W TO 04S170W TO 10S176W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.