High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN JUN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 25S143W TO 17S151W MOVING E 10 KT. S TO SW WINDS 30
TO 35 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 152W AND 159W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 136W AND 169W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 15S148W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 133W AND 145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S133W TO 13S148W. WINDS EASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 15S150W TO 06S164W NEARLY STATIONARY. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15S148W TO 10S162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13S148W TO 08S172W.

.TROUGH FROM 07S174W TO 08S160W NEARLY STATIONARY AND ERODING
FROM THE E. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 08S BETWEEN 166W
AND 162E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 14S TO 02S W OF
174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S172E TO 08S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 173W AND 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT NEAR 25S160E MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 22S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO A TROUGH FROM 25S177E TO
22S176E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 07S W OF
160W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 150W AND 171W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 14S162W TO 25S180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 23S148W TO
21N158W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S134W TO
09S165W TO 15S174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S132W TO
07S162W TO 07S177W TO 25S166W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.