High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT JUN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 25S148W 20S157W 15S169W MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 30 TO
35 KT S OF 24S BETWEEN 165W AND 161W...AND IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S147W 23S149W 25S146W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 173W
AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S144W 12S155W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
20S BETWEEN 164W AND 134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S136W 15S147W. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR
LESS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 10S172W 08S176E 08S166E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 15S TO 10S W OF 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S172W 07S178E 08S166E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 14S TO 09S BETWEEN 173W AND 165W. .48 HOUR FORECAST
TROUGH 09S172W 07S178E 09S167E. SE TO E WINDS FROM 18S TO 06S
BETWEEN 175E AND 161W...AND FROM 13S TO 08S BETWEEN 164E AND 171E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF A LINE 25S172W 22S162W 23S158W...AND
25S150W 23S150W 25S147W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S
BETWEEN 179E AND 145W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN
162E AND 178W...AND 16S AND 06S E OF 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF 18S BETWEEN 169W AND
146W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S179E 10S170W 25S133W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 06S E OF 134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 09S179W 06S167W
12S152W 25S132W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 168E AND
179E...AND FROM 20S TO 08S E OF 127W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 08S W OF 164E...AND FROM 10S
TO 02S BETWEEN 163W AND 156W.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.