High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
046 FZPN40 PHFO 081502 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC SAT JUN 08 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC JUN 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N157W TO 28N163W TO 28N170W MOVING ESE 10 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECAME TROUGH FROM 30N151W TO 26N160W TO 25N171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N149W TO 26N160W TO 25N169W. .TROUGH FROM 08N167W TO 02N168W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N171W TO 03N173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH FROM 09N174W TO 05N174W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N...AND 120 NM S OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N171W TO 30N175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N155W TO 27N168W TO 30N178E. .NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 155W AND 162W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 149W AND 173W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 06N144W TO 05N159W...AND FROM 08N171E TO 08N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.