High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
734 FZPS40 PHFO 261138 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC WED JUN 26 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUN 26 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 27 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 28 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 25S132W TO 29S139W TO 16S152W TO 12S159W TO 07S176E THENCE TROUGH TO 04S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN 140W AND 155W. SCATTERED STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 01S W OF 170W IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S132W TO 29S139W TO 16S152W TO 12S159W TO 07S176E. WINDS E SE 20 TO 25 KT EITHER SIDE OF FRONT AND TROUGH WITHIN 280 NM W OF 135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 19S179E MOVING E 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S165W TO 20S172W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED TO TROUGH FROM 25S162W TO 20S170W. .WINDS E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 07S E OF 133W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 06S E OF 135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E SE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TWO LINES FROM 07S120W TO 01S173W AND 25S152W AND 12S176W...AND FROM 16S TO 08S W OF 176E. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 06S W OF 173E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 169W AND 179E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21S TO 18S BETWEEN 149W AND 157W....AND FROM 09S TO 05S W OF 168E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25S133W TO 08S158W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. $$ .FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.