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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC MON SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S135W 20S139W THENCE TROUGH 14S160W 10S167W
10S180W MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM
OF TROUGH AND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S134W 21S138W THENCE TROUGH 17S139W
15S141W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 20S134W THENCE TROUGH 17S136W.

.FRONT 25S165W 18S180W THENCE TROUGH 11S160E MOVING E
10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S166W 20S171W 16S177E THENCE TROUGH
12S173E 10S171E 07S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S157W 18S160W 12S168W THENCE TROUGH
10S173W 08S177E 06S172E.

.TROUGH 007S170E 09S173E 12S175E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 07S BETWEEN 169E AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGES WITH FRONT MENTIONED DIRECTLY
ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 11S160E 25S175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S180W
25S165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 KT.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 20S165E 25S180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 10S160E 15S175E
25S175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 15S180W
25S165W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 22S BETWEEN 155W AND 144W.


$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.