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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU SEP 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S150W 20S154W THENCE TROUGH 12S170W 05S170E
04S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH MOVING E 10 KT S OF 10S. TROUGH
N OF 10S NEAR STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM
OF TROUGH W OF 175E...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 179W
AND 173W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM ELSEWHERE OF
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 21S136W 18S150W
10S160W 10S180W 09S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 19S151W 11S163W 09S170W NEAR STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH N OF 14S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IMMEDIATELY
ABOVE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT APPROACHING NEAR 25S160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 08S W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 KT.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S BETWEEN 180W AND 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S180W
15S165W 25S150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 13S170W 13S160W
25S140W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.