High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
737 FZPN40 PHFO 211519 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC FRI JUN 21 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC JUN 21 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 22 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 23 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 164W AND 154W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 166W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 158W AND 153W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 175W AND 151W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 177W AND 153W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 178W AND 155W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 07N140W 08N146W 05N160W 07N169W 06N177W 08N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 12S W OF 160W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 171E AND 176E. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.