FZPS40 PHFO 152233
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT JUN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 07S160E 11S166E 18S171E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 05S AND 18S BETWEEN 171E
AND 178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF
TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10S160E 14S169E 20S171E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT 25S176E 17S170E
THENCE TROUGH TO 10S160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.TROUGH 03S173W 14S173W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 25S171W 19S179W MOVING SE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 07S BETWEEN 170W AND 148W...AND
FROM 16S TO 06S E OF 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 05S E OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06S TO 14S E OF
127W...AND S OF 22S BETWEEN 144W AND 155W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 132W BETWEEN 06S AND 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 130W BETWEEN 05S AND
19S...AND S OF LINE 22S160E 25S171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S157W 19S130W
24S120W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 21S160E 25S171E. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT E OF LINE 05S120W 11S129W 18S120W.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02S TO 09S BETWEEN 156W AND 167W.

$$

.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.