High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI JUN 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 0600 UTC JUN 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S175W 19S180E 13S170E MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 21S. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN
270 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 20S. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE
FROM 18S TO 13S BETWEEN 179E AND 171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S172W 16S180E 13S170E. WINDS DIMINISHED
TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173W 17S174E.

.TROUGH 10S173E 07S167E 04S165E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 04S BETWEEN 169E AND 178W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11S TO 08S W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S168E 05S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S171E 13S168E 07S160E. W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 24S W OF 169E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 07S E OF 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 08S E OF
130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 08S E OF
130W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S175E 18S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 19S TO 08S E OF 129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 06S E OF 127W... AND
S OF 24S W OF 169E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 03S BETWEEN 180W AND 170W...
AND FROM 12S TO 08S BETWEEN 165W AND 160W... AND FROM 20S TO 16S
BETWEEN 143W AND 138W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.