High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
239 FZPN40 PHFO 132244 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC THU JUN 13 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 13 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 14 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 15 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 173E...AND FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 165W AND 159W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 163W AND 143W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 148W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 07N150W 04N170W 04N175E 07N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 160E AND 179E. .NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 177W TO 170W. $$ .FORECASTER AHUE/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.