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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC MON SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S128W 20S133W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S122W 22S124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.TROUGH 18S148W 11S158W 09S165W 09S174E 11S167E 09S160E MOVING S
SLOWLY S OF 15S NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 21S151W 1014 MB. TROUGH 23S148W TO LOW
TO 15S154W 10S165W 07S175E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
FROM 24S TO 20S BETWEEN 140W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25S147W 1013 MB. WEAK FRONT FROM LOW
TO 20S148W THENCE TROUGH 11S154W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 133W AND 147W.

.TROUGH 25S162W 24S164W 19S164W MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 24S164W 1013 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO
17S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH DEVELOPED INTO
FRONT 25S160W 17S160W THENCE TROUGH 10S170W 03S174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 11S W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24S TO 10S W OF
180W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 170E AND 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS EASED TO 8 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.