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High Seas Forecast
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189 FZPN40 PHFO 051506 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC FRI JUL 05 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JUL 05 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 06 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 07 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 13N166E 05N166E MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08S W OF 178E. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N164E 27N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N157W TO 28N163W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 179W AND 172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 160W AND 152W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 08N140W 06N153W 05N166W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM ITCZ TO 11S BETWEEN 160W AND 148W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 06N BETWEEN 177W AND 171W... AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 177E AND 178W... AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 173W AND 168W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.