High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI JUN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JUN 28 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 29 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 30 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK FRONT 25S159W 22S161W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 24S168W 19S179W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH 09S178E 08S167E 03S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 16S TO 10S W OF 170E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S168W 13S177E 07S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 21S TO 11S W OF 175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S163W 13S175E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 22S TO 10S W OF 177W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S158W 06S168W
01S149W 08S120W 22S137W 25S132W 25S158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S152W 10S167W 02S146W 08S124W 24S121W 25S152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE 10S165W
03S154W 08S120W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 15S172W 01S158W 05S141W 25S130W. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 08S E OF 135W...AND FROM 16S TO 05S W OF 171E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 139W AND
123W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S170W 02S154W 08S120W.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 17S TO 09S W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF 16S E OF 146W. SEAS 8 TO
12 ELSEWHERE S OF 02S E OF 170W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 20S TO 10S W
OF 176E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07S TO 03S BETWEEN 170W AND
165W...AND FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 179W AND 173W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.