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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 12N170W 1008 MB MOVING NW SLOWLY. TROUGH 15N160W TO
15N166W TO LOW TO 07N174E MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
 SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 15N TO 09N BETWEEN 165W AND 172W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSMTS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N170W 1009 MB. NEW SECOND LOW
08N175E 1010 MB. TROUGH 16N166W TO LOW TO 09N172E TO SECOND LOW.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 17N TO 13N
BETWEEN 166W AND 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW WEAKENED TO A TROUGH. SECOND LOW
09N168E 1009 MB. TROUGH 17N171W TO 10N175W TO 10N173E TO SECOND
LOW. WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR BELOW.

.TROUGH 14N145W 10N148W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM
17N TO 12N BETWEEN 146W AND 151W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM
15N TO 06N BETWEEN 145W AND 152W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N148W 10N153W. NE WINDS FROM 20 TO 25
KT BETWEEN 148W AND 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N153W 10N158W 06N162W. WINDS DECREASED
TO 20 KT OR BELOW.

.TROUGH 19N165E 15N163E MOVING W SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 24N TO 17N BETWEEN 161E AND 167E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18N161E 13N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH 30N161E 27N160E MOVING NW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 168E AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED NW OF FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 30N157W 25N164W 25N171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.