High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
290 FZPS40 PHFO 221009 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC SAT JUN 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W 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. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 25S151W 20S157W 15S169W MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 175W AND 142W. .12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S148W 20S153W 15S166W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF LINE 25S166W 24S164W 25S162W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 173W AND 140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S145W 12S154W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 19S BETWEEN 167W AND 135W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S137W 18S144W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 139W AND 131W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 09S168E 07S177E 11S170W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 280 NM OF TROUGH. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14S TO 09S W OF 175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S168E 06S177E 09S169W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 09S BETWEEN 175W AND 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S170E 09S179E 07S169W. SE TO E WINDS FROM 20S TO 08S BETWEEN 178E AND 162W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE 25S171W 23S163W 25S162W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 179W AND 146W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 09S BETWEEN 161E AND 179E...AND 16S AND 06S E OF 133W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF 19S BETWEEN 171W AND 142W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S179W 11S169W 25S136W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 09S BETWEEN 171E AND 178E...AND FROM 15S TO 05S E OF 133W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 160W AND 140W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 09S179E 07S168W 25S132W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 169E AND 175E...AND FROM 17S TO 09S E OF 130W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 02S BETWEEN 162W AND 154W. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.