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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT JUN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUN 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 10N162W TO 05N165W TO 02N167W MOVING W SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E AND...90 NM W OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N169W TO 02N172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N174W TO 04N177W.

.TROUGH FROM 11N174W TO 08N172W TO 05N169W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N...AND 120 NM S OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.DEVELOPING FRONT FROM 30N159W TO 28N162W TO 28N169W MOVING W
10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N154W TO 27N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 30N151W TO 27N160W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 30N161W TO 26N169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N160W TO 28N169W TO 30N180E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 178W AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN
150W AND 164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN
160W AND 175E.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 05N149W TO 05N157W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ.

.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N164E TO 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 176E AND 175E.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.