High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
396 FZPN40 PHFO 120946 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC WED JUN 12 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 12 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 13 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 14 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 30N174W 25N174W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 168W AND 150W... AND FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 165W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 162W AND 155W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 06N152W 05N177W 07N170E 04N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM S ITCZ W OF 180W... AND 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 180W AND 167W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.