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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC SAT SEP 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
OCTOBER 16 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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N163W 26N165W MOVING W 15 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N169W TO 27N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 30N174E 26N174E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH AND 120 NM W OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N170E 27N170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVES NW OUT OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 175W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 169W
AND 156W...AND FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 20N E OF
157W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 175W AND 168W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 156W AND 144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 164W
AND 149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 169W
AND 159W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 17N E OF 148W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W 12N146W 11N152W. ITCZ 11N154W 09N170W
08N179W 09N175E 09N165E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90
NM ELSEWHERE ALONG ITCZ AND TROUGH W OF 148W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.