High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
987 FZPN40 PHFO 150921 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC SAT JUN 15 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 15 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 16 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 17 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N163E 28N160E MOVING SE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 27N169E 26N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 171E AND 177E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 29N169E. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 16N E OF 159W...AND FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 157W AND 147W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 11N140W 10N150W 05N163W 03N177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 160W AND 145W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 12N W OF 174W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.