High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED JUN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JUN 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S167W TO 21S171W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S164W TO 20S169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S164W TO 19S180E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S135W TO 20S138W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S128W TO 20S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH BECOMES FRONT FROM 25S120W TO 21S129W.

.TROUGH FROM 08S176E TO 05S164E TO 05S160E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
ERODING FROM THE E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 06S W OF
177E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 10S TO 03S W OF
175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S169E TO 06S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 18S TO 07S W OF 167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S170E TO 07S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 19S TO 07S W OF 172E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 08S E OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S157W
TO 06S178E TO 00S175W TO 00S144W TO 07S120W TO 14S120W TO
25S135W TO 25S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S153W TO 12S172W TO 00S172W TO 00S149W TO 06S120W TO 25S120W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 13S W OF 164E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM
21S TO 18S BETWEEN 148W AND 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 164W AND 173W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22S TO 18S BETWEEN 142W AND
156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S120W TO
12S126W TO 05S145W TO 08S164W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.