High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC WED SEP 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SEP 25 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 26 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 27 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 24S160W 1011 MB MOVING E 10 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO 25S161W
25S157W 23S156W 20S158W 17S162W THENCE TROUGH 14S170W 03S178E.
FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH MOVING SW 10 KT N OF 10S AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF
TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S151W 20S156W THENCE TROUGH 14S170W
08S180W 05S165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S149W 21S160W
12S170W 08S180W 06S160E.

.FRONT 25S141W 23S142W 20S146W THENCE TROUGH TO 14S156W. FRONT
MOVING E SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 131W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM NE OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S136W 21S140W
13S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S126W 23S120W. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
S OF TROUGH.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 16S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
20S175E 20S165E 10S165E 10S175E 15S170W 17S172W 20S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
19S177E 13S170E 10S170E 12S180W 14S173W 18S175W 19S177E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 163E AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 13S BETWEEN 170E AND 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S173W 23S172W
23S167W 25S160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S157W 25S177E 12S170E 10S178E 25S157W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 14S TO 20S BETWEEN 178W
AND 170W...AND IN AREA BOUNDED BY 12S167E 12S160E 06S160E 02S171E
02S176E 07S180W 12S167E.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.