High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
894 FZPS40 PHFO 121507 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC WED JUN 12 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC JUN 12 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 13 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 14 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT 25S127W 19S136W THENCE TROUGH 14S150W 12S173W 06S178W. COLD FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 17S TO 01S BETWEEN 172W AND 166W. WIDELY ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 14S TO 02S BETWEEN 160W AND 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S123W 14S137W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S120W 21S131W. .WEAK COLD FRONT 25S175W 17S170E THENCE TROUGH 11S160E. FRONT MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN FRONT AND 169W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S170W 16S180W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 19S176W 13S180E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT JUST SW OF AREA MOVING E 30 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177E 20S170E 21S162E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S174W 19S177E THENCE TROUGH TO 15S170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 174W AND 170W. .E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 13S BETWEEN 170W AND 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 16S125W TO 14S150W TO 06S151W TO 05S164W TO 15S172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 22S W OF 170E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S127W TO 20S132W TO 25S138W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S178E TO 16S160E... AND S OF 23S E OF 132W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 05S BETWEEN 169E AND 180W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.