High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
712 FZPN40 PHFO 251011 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC WED SEP 25 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 25 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 26 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 27 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW NEAR 11N150W 1011 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH 08N151W TO LOW TO 14N149W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 152W AND 147W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH AND LOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 05N161W 12N153W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 157W AND 151. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05N165W 14N157W. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .LOW (L1) NEAR 09N177E 1009 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. SECOND LOW (L2) NEAR 13N170W 1008 MB MOVING NW SLOWLY. TROUGH 06N170E TO L1 TO L2 TO 12N165W NW SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT OF L2 AND WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF L2. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 240 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST L1 NEAR 08N175E 1009 MB. L2 NEAR 14N172W 1011 MB. TROUGH 05N170E TO L1 TO L2 TO 20N167W. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST L1 DISSIPATED. TROUGH 04N165E 09N168E 12N180W 22N170W. .TROUGH 15N165E 19N161E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .TROUGH NEAR 30N160E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 172W AND 167W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 30N165W 22N160W 30N141W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 20N E OF 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS DIMINISHED TO 8 FT OR LESS. .OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 10N140W 11N143W 13N148W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 168E...FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 172W AND 164W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 158W AND 155W. $$ .FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.