High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S179E 18S173E 10S164E MOVING E 10 KT. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 22S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173E 18S177E 12S163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173W 19S176E 13S163E.

.TROUGH 10S171E 08S167E 04S165E SLOWLY MOVING SW. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM SW OF TROUGH
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY
ABOVE.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 169E AND 179E. NE TO N WINDS
S OF LINE 23S179W 20S175W 17S171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 05S
BETWEEN 156W AND 144W...FROM 16S TO 05S BETWEEN 140W AND
128W...AND FROM 16S AND 09S E OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S W OF 170E. E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 10S BETWEEN 164W AND
152W...AND 16S TO 07S E OF 128W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21S W OF 173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 167E AND
177E...AND FROM 14S TO 09S E OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 07S E OF 128W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 11S TO 04S BETWEEN 172E
AND 164W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 13S TO 10S
BETWEEN 160W AND 158W.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.