High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
169 FZPN40 PHFO 182124 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC TUE JUN 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUN 18 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 19 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 20 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 28N172E 23N164E NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N176E 27N168E 26N162E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178E 27N174E. .NE TO E WINDS 10N TO 22N W OF 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 07N BETWEEN 143W AND 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 06N BETWEEN 146W AND 176W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 07N146W 04N154W 04N163W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 05N TO 01N W OF 163E. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 07N BETWEEN 172E AND 164E. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.