High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN JUN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 06S171E 1012 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO
17S150W TO 13S160W TO LOW TO 04S160E. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 300NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 165E AND 170W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG TROUGH...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF
POINT 15S142W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO TROUGH BETWEEN
170E AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 10S170E 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S140W
TO 17S150W TO 13S160W TO LOW TO 04S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM TROUGH TO 20S BETWEEN 175E AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S138W 14S147W
13S166W 08S177E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM TROUGH TO 20S
BETWEEN 170W AND 155W.

.FRONT NEAR FROM 25S161E TO 23S160E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 18S165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S175E TO 20S170E TO 15S160E.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 180W AND 160W...AND
S OF LINE FROM 25S160W TO 20S150W TO 15S150W TO 15S145W TO
25S130W...AND FROM 21S TO 10S E OF 128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 165W AND
155W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 22S BETWEEN 175W AND
150W...AND E OF LINE FROM 05S140W TO 15S130W TO 20S130W TO
25S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE FROM 20S170W TO
20S155W TO 25S145W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 15S175W
TO 10S165W TO 25S140W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.