High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
422 FZPS40 PHFO 100326 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC MON JUN 10 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 10 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 11 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 12 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 18S160E MOVING E 20 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173E TO 21S165E THENCE TROUGH TO 13S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S180E TO 18S172E THENCE TROUGH TO 08S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 172W AND 179E. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 21S146W TO 17S152W THENCE STATIONARY FRONT TO 14S160W TO 11S171W. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 450 NM S OF FRONTS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S OF 16S...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 162W AND 168W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 18S142W THENCE TROUGH TO 13S156W TO 11S168W TO 07S176E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S FROM 10S TO 18S BETWEEN 157W AND 170W. ALSO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 137W AND 140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S131W TO 20S136W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S157W TO 10S172W TO 05S172E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 20S BETWEEN 141W AND 172W. .TROUGH FROM 15S152W TO 12S158W 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 03S161E TO 08S174E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 01S TO 08S BETWEEN 161E AND 165E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S160E TO 15S168E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .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.