High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAR 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 14S165E 1008 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. TROUGH 10S160E
12S164E TO LOW TO 23S173W. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 178E AND 168E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSMTS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 12S162E 1007 MB. TROUGH 10S160E
TO LOW TO 23S175E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST

.FRONT 21S142W 25S129W MOVING N 10 KT DISSIPATING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 15S126W 16S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 12S130W 18S120W.

.TROUGH 16S173W 20S164W MOVING SW 10 KT AND DISSIPATING.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S W OF 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN
178E AND 173E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 11S W OF 162W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06S TO 16S BETWEEN 144W AND 156W.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.


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