High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 0000 UTC SEP 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S127W 19138W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S124W 19S136W.

.TROUGH 16S149W 10S161W 09S174W 09S175E 02S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH W OF 180E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 04S TO 14S W OF 162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09S166W 08S178E 11S166E 06S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16S167E 10S160E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S162W 20S164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S163W 20S165W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 22S146W 16S152W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.