High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
993 FZPS40 PHFO 010339 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 0530 UTC MON JUL 01 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC JUL 01 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 02 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 03 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S160W 17S170W 10S175E MOVING NE SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 175W AND 175E. SEE SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM NE OF TROUGH N OF 17S. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S155W 18S169W 13S180W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 170W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 170W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S151W 19S160W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .WEAK TROUGH 05S174W 12S169W 17S162W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH S OF 08S. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH N OF 11S. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH DISSIPATED. .FRONT 20S120W 18S130W 17S137W MOVING NE SLOWLY AND WEAKENING. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 133W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 18S120W 15S130W 14S137W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT DISSIPATED. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S120W 03S138W 12S160W 25S158W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 05S AND E OF 158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 04S120W 01S138W 10S170W 13S179E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF LINE 25S148W 16S141W 15S131W 19S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 01S AND E OF LINE 01S161W 11S172W 25S158W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA 12S161E 09S169E 15S180E 20S174E 12S161E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT E OF 143W BETWEEN 09S AND 23S. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 01S120W 03S155W 19S162W 25S155W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 09S TO 21S BETWEEN 164W AND 169E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN AREA 06S129W 10S120W 23S120W 17S140W 13S148W 06S129W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF LINE 00S138W 08S160W 13S178E 20S160W 25S140W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 06S TO 14S BETWEEN 165E AND 175E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS W OF 171E BETWEEN 04S AND 12S. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 08S166W 12S160W 16S157W. $$ .FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.