High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
056 FZPS40 PHFO 152225 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC SUN SEP 15 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 OCTOBER 16 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 1800 UTC SEP 15 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 17 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S173W 19S176E THENCE TROUGH 14S167E 11S160E MOVING E 15 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S170W 20S179W THENCE TROUGH 14S172E 10S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S165W 19S174W THENCE TROUGH 12S174E 10S167E. .FRONT 25S139W 21S141W 17S149W THENCE TROUGH 13S160W 08S179E MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 25S139W 20S138W 25S133W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT S OF 19S. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S137W 20S140W THENCE TROUGH 17S152W 09S173W. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S135W 18S140W THENCE TROUGH 17S151W 10S174W. .WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 11S160E 16S173E 18S170E 18S165E 21S164E 24S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 10S160E 12S169E 16S177E 17S177E 18S166E 19S160E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS REDUCED TO 8 FT OR LOWER. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 12S160E 15S166E 19S161E 23S170E 22S175E 25S179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 11S160E 12S167E 18S163E 23S166E 19S171E 25S177W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 04S BETWEEN 170E AND 179E. $$ .FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.