High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED JUN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 25S127W 19S135W THENCE TROUGH 14S152W 13S166W
07S176W. COLD FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY.
NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 17S TO 01S BETWEEN 172W AND 163W.
WIDELY ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 14S TO 02S BETWEEN
162W AND 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S122W 15S155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WEAK COLD FRONT 25S175E 21S178E THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. FRONT MOVING
SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S174W 22S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 25S164E 21S161E MOVING NE 30 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 S OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177E 15S171E 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S 22S W OF 178E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21S W OF 173E
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S173E 18S176E THENCE TROUGH 15S172E
09S160E. WINDS EASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S
BETWEEN 166E AND 177E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 13S BETWEEN 159W AND
147W...AND 20S TO 14S BETWEEN 172W AND 163W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 05S E OF 156W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 09S BETWEEN 171W AND 150W...AND S OF
LINE 15S148W 21S137W 16S130W 16S124W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 04N BETWEEN 162W AND 159W.

$$

.FORECASTER BALLARD/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.