High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU JUN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 13 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 14 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 15 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 25S126W 21S131W THENCE TROUGH 16S147W 14S156W. COLD
FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING S SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 157W AND 148W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S
BETWEEN 145W AND 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S120W 19S142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 17S176W 13S178W 10S179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WEAK COLD FRONT 25S173E 21S178E THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. FRONT
MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S174W 19S178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 25S166E 21S160E MOVING NE 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 S OF 22S W
OF 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179E 17S173E 09S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S 23S BETWEEN 169E AND 179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21S W OF
173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S173E 20S176E THENCE TROUGH 15S170E
09S160E. WINDS EASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S
BETWEEN 167E AND 177E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 06S E OF 156W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 10S E OF 128W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 20S TO 06S
BETWEEN 173W AND 163W.

$$

.FORECASTER BALLARD/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.