High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
318 FZPN40 PHFO 181028 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC TUE JUN 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 18 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 19 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 20 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 27N169E 19N163E NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N173E 27N170E 27N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 26N172E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 148W AND 167W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 05N140W 05N155W 05N180W 06N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 170E...AND WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 170W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.