High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
214 FZPN40 PHFO 141502 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC FRI JUN 14 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JUN 14 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 15 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 16 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N166E 28N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N174E 26N170E 26N160E. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 154W AND 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 143W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 148W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 10N140W 10N150W 05N160W 03N170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 160W AND 150W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02N TO 11N W OF 180W... AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 176E AND 175W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.