High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
148 FZPN40 PHFO 230958 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC SUN JUN 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 23 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 24 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 25 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT NW OF FORECAST AREA. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 164E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N164E 28N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N E OF 170W...AND FRONT 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 178E AN 177W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 167W AND 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 168W AND 154W...AND FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 170E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 29N160E 30N162E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 162E AND 168E...AND FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 165W AND 158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS DECREASED TO 8 FT OR BELOW. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 07N140W 07N145W 06N148W 05N152W 05N162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N AND 150 NM S OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04N BETWEEN 180W AND 175W...FROM 05N TO 11N W OF 173W...AND FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 165E AND 170E. $$ .FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.