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FZPS40 PHFO 271511
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC THU JUN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S164W 22S166W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S166W 21S172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKEN TO TROUGH 25S165W 23S168W 22S173W.

.TROUGH 25S131W 21S136W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED SE OF AREA.

.TROUGH 09S178E 07S169E 04S161E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 17S TO 08S W OF 179E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S175E 10S166E 08S161E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 18S TO 10S W OF 169E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14S179E 13S169E 10S162E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 23S TO 09S W OF 176E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23S TO 08S BETWEEN 158W AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S154W
05S171W 02S145W 06S120W 14S120W 21S135W 25S126W 25S154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 10S167W
03S158W 06S126W 23S120W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S OF LINE 19S177E 20S173W 25S163W. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF LINE 16S157W 18S144W 25S132W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S
TO 08S E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 08S E OF 170W...AND FROM
15S TO 06S W OF 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE 25S147W 22S142W
20S134W 23S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 04S E OF 169W.
SEAS 8 T0 10 FT FROM 17S TO 10S W OF 175E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 179E
AND 166W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.