High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
152 FZPN40 PHFO 040905 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC THU JUL 04 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JUL 04 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 05 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 06 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 10N170E TO 03N166E MOVING W 10 KT. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 30 NM E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N163E TO 07N160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 170E AND 176E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 175W AND 168W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 165W AND 150W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 161W AND 151W. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 174W AND 167W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 180W AND 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 160W AND 153W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N144W TO 05N162W TO 03N158W. .NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 170E AND 178W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 165E AND 172W...AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 178W AND 170W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.