High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC THU SEP 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
OCTOBER 16 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 SEP 19 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 20 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S150W TO 22S155W TO 11S161W THENCE A
STATIONARY FRONT TO 17S170W TO 14S178W TO 11S174E. COLD FRONT
MOVING E 15 KT S OF 22S AND NE SLOWLY N OF 22S. ASSOCIATED WINDS
AND SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 19S151W. STATIONARY
FRONT DISSIPATED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25S130W TO 19S140W.

.TROUGH FROM 06S176W TO 11S172W TO 14S166W MOVING SW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S179W TO 13S175W TO 16S168W.
ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 08S159W TO 14S156W TO 18S150W. TROUGH MOVING WNW 10
KT N OF 14S AND NEARLY STATIONARY S OF 14S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S164W TO 15S158W TO 19S151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S160W TO15S159S TO 19S151W.
ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 08S151W TO 12S146W MOVING SW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S156W TO 14S151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 05S165E TO 14S171E.

.WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 10S165E
10S175E 17S170W 20S170W 20S175W 26N165E 10S165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 13S175E 13S175W 20S155W 20S175W 17S175E 13S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 13S175E 15S165W 20S150W 24S150W 24S160W 20S175W 17S175E
13S175E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 11S170E 11S179E 18S170W
25S157W 25S165E 11S170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 08S172E
08S179W 14S170W 14S160W 25S150W 25S170W 20S172E 08S172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 14S TO 22S BETWEEN 174W
AND 150W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.