High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
643 FZPS40 PHFO 240325 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC MON JUN 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUN 24 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 25 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 26 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 07S165E 1011 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH 08S176E TO LOW TO 04S160E MOVING W SLOWLY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 03S BETWEEN 170E AND 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 25S137W 19S142W 15S147W THENCE TROUGH 08S162W 06S172W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT TROUGH MOVING SW SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 158W AND 132W... AND FROM 15S TO 09S BETWEEN 174E AND 160W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 06S BETWEEN 175W AND 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 16S146W THENCE TROUGH 11S156W 07S172W 08S170E 08S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO TROUGH W OF 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S132W 17S143W THENCE TROUGH 07S170W 08S180W 06S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND A LINE 20S160E 20S170E 15S180E 10S165W... AND FROM 21S TO TROUGH BETWEEN 160W AND 145W. .TROUGH 25S164E 22S160E MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 175E AND 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT 25S176E 20S168E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177W 21S179E. .E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 10S E OF 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 09S E OF 123W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE 25S142W 14S164W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S132W 08S165W 09S176E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 06S E OF 133W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S130W 06S160W 07S180W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 09S E OF 130W... AND FROM 15S TO 08S BETWEEN 168E AND 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S147W 03S154W 04S180E 06S160E 17S160E 14S180W 25S160W 25S147W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 07S E OF 130W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.