High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED JUN 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 19 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 20 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S131W 21S132W 15S135W THENCE TROUGH TO 07S146W MOVING
NE 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S E OF 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS S OF 17S BETWEEN 126W AND 139W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S126W 14S134W THENCE TROUGH TO 10S137W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 19S E OF 142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S121W 19S126W THENCE TROUGH 14S131W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 24S E OF 123W.

.FRONT 25S175W 15S170E 10S160E. FRONT MOVING NE 10 KT S OF 20S
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S
TO 13S W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S171W 17S174E THENCE TROUGH TO 17S169E
TO 10S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 14S W OF 164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S160W 13S172W. TROUGH DISSIPATED. SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 20S W OF 175E. W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 156W AND 170W.

.TROUGH 04S162E 09S171E MOVING W 15 KT. NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS
N OF 12S W OF 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
ABOVE.

.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07S TO 16S E OF 124E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DECREASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 136W AND 148W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 12S120W 17S136W 18S156W. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT S OF 24S W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 212S BETWEEN 132W AND
143W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 08S120W 20S122W
16S149W 25S150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22S E OF 135W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 14S BETWEEN 128W AND 133W.


$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.