High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC MON SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SEP 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N174W 25N175W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 29N164E 20N165E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 16N163E 14N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 11N E OF 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 10N BETWEEN 163W
AND 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 10N BETWEEN 173W
AND 161W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 16N TO 10N BETWEEN 172W AND 167W. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT FROM 20N TO 02N E OF 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 18N TO 08N BETWEEN 162W
AND 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 18N TO 09N BETWEEN 167W
AND 144W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 11N140W 10N149W 09N154W 10N162W 09N172W 08N175E 08N167E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ E OF
160W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 161W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16N TO 12N BETWEEN 174E AND 167W...
AND FROM 18N TO 09N W OF 165E.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.