High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC MON JUN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S134W 19S141W THENCE TROUGH 10S160W 08S170W 08S175W
10S179E 09S175E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S OF TROUGH E
OF 160W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 03S TO 12S BETWEEN
175E AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S135W 21S140W THENCE TROUGH 12S154W
06S180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S136W 17S150W
10S160W 11S165W 08S180W 05S170E 07S165E 07S160E.

.TROUGH 25S175E 22S170E MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT 25S180W 22S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S171W 21S180W THENCE TROUGH TO 18S170E.

.TROUGH 03S174E 09S170E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 15S W OF 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06S TO 13S BETWEEN 167E AND
173E...AND IN AREA BOUNDED BY 16S180W 10S180W 08S170W 12S156W
14S156W 16S180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
06S160E 04S178E 11S154W 18S145W 16S160W 15S175E 20S170E 20S160E
06S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 20S W OF
175E...FROM 06S TO 16S E OF 135W...AND IN AREA BOUNDED BY 21S158W
14S155W 20S143W 22S143W 21S158W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 162W AND 145W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S179W 09S179W 06S167W 10S155W 25S130W. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT FROM 08S TO 19S E OF 128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S165W
13S180W 16S170E 10S162E 07S165E 03S160W 15S150W 25S130W 25S165W.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07S TO 15S E OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S155W
11S180W 16S170E 14S167E 17S160E 06S160E 03S180W 07S160W 25S135W
25S155W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07S TO 16S E OF 134W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.