High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
158 FZPN40 PHFO 232105 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC SUN JUN 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 24 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 25 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N161E 28N160E MOVING E SLOWLY. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 166E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N165E 27N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N164E 27N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N BETWEEN 174W AND 152W...AND FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 170E AND 174W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 170W AND 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 170W AND 153W... AND FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 173E AND 173W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 157W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 170W AND 162W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 07N140W 04N156W 06N160W 02N162W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ E OF 165W. .SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 169E AND 175E. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.