High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 31 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S159W 19S170W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S180E 07S160E. FRONT AND
TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 180E.
SEE SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF
TROUGH W OF 180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT
AND WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH E OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S159W 18S171W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S180E
08S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 180E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S157W 16S170W THENCE TROUGH TO 15S180E
11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.TROUGH 04S171E 08S178E 11S175W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 180 NM NE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WEAK FRONT 15S131W 19S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S180E 18S162W 25S150W. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT E OF 132W BETWEEN 05S AND 15S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 179E BETWEEN 11S AND
23S...AND S OF LINE 25S178W 10S165W 10S155W 25S138W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF LINE 25S179W 21S176W
22S170W 25S167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E
18S169W 04S162W 06S149W 18S145W 24S120W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11S TO 16S BETWEEN 163W AND 169W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE/POWELL. HONOLULU HI.