National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN40 PHFO

FZPN40 PHFO 191038 AAC
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC TUE MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAR 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

GALE WARNING

. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N162E 28N160E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT N OF 25N W OF 165E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N168W 25N166W 20N180W 21N177W MOVING E 25 KT E OF 180W AND NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 25N. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N151W 26N162W. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.FRONT 30N162E 29N160E. MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172E 25N173E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 26N. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175E 25N171E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 162E N OF 26N. WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 KT ACROSS AREA. SEE SEAS BELOW.

OTHERWISE
WINDS 20 KT OR BELOW OVER REMINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 180W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 15N160E 15N180W 25N170W 30N165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N180W 15N180W 15N170W 30N155W...AND N OF LINE 25N160E 30N175E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N160W 20N160W 20N150W 30N145W...AND 15N160E 30N175W.

OTHERWISE
SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 04N140W 02N150W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF ITCZ.

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF POINT 03N173E
AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 180W AND 165E.


.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.