High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
045 FZPN40 PHFO 212240 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC FRI JUN 21 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 21 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 22 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 23 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 16N153W 08N164W 11N178W 23N170W 28N158W 20N149W 16N153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25N140W 18N156W 21N173W 30N157W 30N148W 25N140W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 07N BETWEEN 178W TO 175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 27N146W 09N154W 10N165W 22N179W 27N168W 27N146W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 08N BETWEEN 179E AND 169E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N W OF 165E. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 05N159W 08N169W 08N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 145W. $$ .FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.