High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SUN JUN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JUN 02 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 03 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 04 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S134W TO 20S143W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S169W TO 10S179E
TO 12S164E TO 11S160E. FRONT MOVING E 20 KT. TROUGH MOVING E SLOWLY
E OF 169E...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT S OF TROUGH...AND N OF A LINE FROM 18S160W TO 25S179E TO
25S160E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH W OF 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S125W TO 20S141W THENCE TROUGH
TO 10S170W TO 10S170E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH...AND
N OF A LINE FROM 20S150W TO 20S170E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT AND
TROUGH...E OF A LINE FROM 25S164W TO 17S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO 11S169W
TO 10S175E TO 03S160E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT S OF 18S E OF 145W.

.TROUGH FROM 13S147W TO 11S153W TO 08S158W MOVING W SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH DESCRIBED
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S164E TO 18S160E. N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN FRONT AND 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S169E TO 18S160E. WINDS DIMINISHED
TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER
REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.