High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC WED MAY 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 31 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S160W 19S170W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S180W 07S160E. FRONT
AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF
180W. SEE SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN
180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24S157W 20S165W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S172W
11S169E 11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 175W. SEE
SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S157W 10S169W THENCE TROUGH 12S170E
10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SEE SEAS
BELOW.

.TROUGH 04S171E 08S178E 11S175W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 210 NM NE
OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WEAK FRONT 17S120W 15S130W NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S E OF 130W.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S 10S W 180W...AND S OF LINE 15S172W 15S160W
25S145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S155W
25S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 20S170W
25S160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E 13S170W
20S160W 22S120W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 11S155W.


$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.