High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
259 FZPN40 PHFO 211120 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC FRI JUN 21 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 21 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 22 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 23 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 164W AND 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 167W AND 157W...AND FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 163E. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 163W AND 150W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 173W AND 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 178W AND 154W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 176W AND 144W. .REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N140W 08N146W 05N161W 06N169W 04N175W 08N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 179W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 170E AND 177E. $$ .FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.