High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
996 FZPN40 PHFO 221008 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC SAT JUN 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 22 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 23 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 24 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 174W AND 142W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N E OF 175W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 177W AND 144W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 176W AND 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 179W AND 179W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 21N BETWEEN 167W AND 156W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 07N140W 06N150W 08N152W 07N170W 06N170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 145W. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.