High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI JUN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 22 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 23 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 24S120W 17S131W THENCE TROUGH 13S136W MOVING E SLOWLY S OF
20S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S E
OF 124W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.FRONT 25S160W 18S170W 12S170E THENCE TROUGH 13S170E 06S160E
MOVING E 15 KT ALONG 17S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 177W AND 151W...AND FROM 19S TO 10S
W OF 177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 17S TO 10S W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S151W 16S166W THENCE TROUGH 18S177W
10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S175W 18S160W 25S143W...AND
FROM 15S TO 10S W OF 174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S144W 17S154W THENCE TROUGH 11S174W
09S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S168W 20S162W 18S150W
18S154W 25S135W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 09S BETWEEN 165E
AND 165W.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 179W AND 155W...AND S OF LINE
08S137W 00S125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 170W AND
163W...AND S OF 23S BETWEEN 154W AND 150W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 178W AND 143W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S
TO 06S E OF 135W...AND FROM 15S TO 11S BETWEEN 163E AND 173E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF LINE 21S172W 19S162W
22S151W...AND S OF LINE 23S145W 25S141W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
S OF LINE 10S179W 18S153W 25S138W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 15S TO 10S
BETWEEN 168E AND 179E...AND FROM 15S TO 06S E OF 134W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 12S TO 07S
BETWEEN 176W AND 161W.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.