High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
671 FZPN40 PHFO 190315 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0500 UTC WED JUN 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUN 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 21 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 28N172E 23N164E NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 30N170E 28N163E MOVING E 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177E 27N173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179W 26N175E. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 08N BETWEEN 142W AND 169W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 07N BETWEEN 144W AND 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 07N BETWEEN 150W AND 173W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 07N146W 04N154W 04N163W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 170E. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.