High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
093 FZPS40 PHFO 142310 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC FRI JUN 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 16 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S173W 14S176W 12S179W MOVING W SLOWLY. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 20S WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S171W 16S180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. .TROUGH 11S175E 07S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 03S W OF 164W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18S174E 05S160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S174E 16S169E 10S160E. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S W OF 169E. .E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 05S E OF 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 07S BETWEEN 150W AND 166W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 06S E OF 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 07S BETWEEN 153W AND 172W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 07S E OF 125W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S175E 17S160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 07S E OF 129W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 07S E OF 125W...AND S OF 23S W OF 169E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 12S BETWEEN 172W AND 175W... AND FROM 19S TO 15S BETWEEN 137W AND 142W. $$ .FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.