High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 1800 UTC SEP 21 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 22 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 23 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S127W 20S136W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S126W 20S137W.

.TROUGH 12S152W 09S171W 09S176E 02S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 180E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 04S TO 15S W OF 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09S161W 08S180W 10S168E 05S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S164E 10S160E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 20S148W 12S156W.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 16S BETWEEN 152W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.