High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 25S131W 21S136W THENCE TROUGH 15S147W 13S171W
05S176W. COLD FRONT MOVING E 15 KT AND TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16S TO 06S BETWEEN 179E AND 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S125W 13S134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24S120W 21S121W.

.WEAK COLD FRONT 25S178W 18S171E THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. FRONT
MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 22S BETWEEN FRONT AND 169W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S174W 22S179E.
ASSOCIATED WINDS MOVED S OF AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 20S174W 12S176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 25S166E 19S165E 17S160E. WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 22S W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S178E 17S174E THENCE TROUGH TO 05S167E.
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 171E AND 170W. SEAS 12
TO 14 FT S OF 22S W OF 167E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE
19S160E 21S166E 25S175E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 11S BETWEEN 170W AND
155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 13S165W 13S157W 17S147W
25S133W 25S138W 18S157W 17S169W 13S165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
S OF LINE 11S178W 03S163W 18S130W 25S125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 18S BETWEEN 169W AND
147W...AND S OF LINE 15S147W 16S139W 10S134W 13S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 18S E OF 140W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.