High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT JUN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S173W 16S176W MOVING SE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 25S170E 14S166E MOVING SW 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 240 NM NE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S171E 19S169E 09S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S175E 17S169E 08S160E.

.NEW TROUGH 25S163E 23S160E MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S167E 21S160E. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 23S W OF 165E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22S W OF 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DIRECTLY
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 07S BETWEEN 174W AND
154W...AND FROM 16S TO 07S E OF 131W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 07S
BETWEEN 171W AND 158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 11S E OF
127W. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17S BETWEEN 177E AND 175W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 07S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 06S E OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21S W OF 170E. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT FROM 11S TO 07S E OF 126W...AND S OF 23S BETWEEN 144W AND
127W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14S TO 05S BETWEEN
172E AND 179E...14S TO 09S BETWEEN 174W AND 163W...AND 10S AND 04S
BETWEEN 164W AND 156W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.