High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC THU JUN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 14 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 15 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S122W TO 22S130W MOVING SE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF FORECAST AREA.

.NEW COLD FRONT FROM 22S175E TO 18S172E TO 13S177E MOVING ESE 25
KT. ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED WITH COLD FRONT DESCRIBED
IMMEDIATELY BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
18S172E TO 20S175W 25S170W 25S175E 18S172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S177W TO 20S179W TO 16S175E. WINDS
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173W TO 20S177W. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 21S167E TO 18S161E MOVING SE 20 KT.
WINDS NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21S WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS
S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS SW
OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S176E TO 21S178E. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS
W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN
AREA BOUND BY 20S163E 22S170E 25S175E 25S160E 20S163E.

.TROUGH FROM 09S178E TO 15S178W TO 19S175W. ASSOCIATED TSTMS
INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S168E TO 11S172E TO 13S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S161E TO 13S169E TO 19S175E.

.TROUGH FROM 09S155W TO 13S149W TO 18S141W MOVING SW 15 KT.
ASSOCIATED WINDS AND TSTMS INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S163W TO 15S157W TO 21S149W.
ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.OTHERWISE WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
06S165W 06S135W 16S140W 16S130W 22S130W 22S150W 16S165W 06S165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 06S140W 06S120W 22S120W 22S150W 14S165W 10S165W 10S145W
06S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06S TO 18S
BETWEEN 170W AND 120W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 10S160W
10S120W 25S120W 25S150W 16S160W 10S160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 04S130W
04S120W 25S120W 25S140W 10S145W 04S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06S TO 20S BETWEEN 135W
AND 120W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 07S TO 17S BETWEEN 173W
AND 165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 05S TO 15S
BETWEEN 170E AND 150W.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.