High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC FRI SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 06N168W 1011 MB. TROUGH 17N174W 11N176W 10N175E TO LOW
TO 10N160E. LOW AND TROUGH MOVING NW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 12N170E 08N166E 07N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 10N162W 06N162W 03N167W MOVING NW 15 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N166W 06N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N170W 07N175W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N140W 10N145W 10N150W 11N159W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 170W AND 165W.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.