High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S174W 19S177W 14S176E MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 24S. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN
270 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 17S. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 330 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S172W 17S178W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20
KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S174W 19S178E.

.TROUGH 10S171E 04S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 14S TO 03S W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S169E 05S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S171E 13S168E 06S160E. W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S W OF 169E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 07S E OF 138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14S TO 07S E OF
129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 07S E OF
125W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S175E 17S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 07S E OF 129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 07S E OF 125W... AND
S OF 24S W OF 169E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 04S BETWEEN 180W AND 165W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 166W AND 160W..
AND FROM 20S TO 17S BETWEEN 142W AND 138W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.