High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC WED JUN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S132W TO 29S139W TO 16S152W TO 12S159W TO 07S176E
THENCE TROUGH TO 04S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN
140W AND 155W. SCATTERED STRONG TO MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 01S
W OF 170W IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S132W TO 29S139W TO 16S152W TO
12S159W TO 07S176E. WINDS E SE 20 TO 25 KT EITHER SIDE OF FRONT
AND TROUGH WITHIN 280 NM W OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 19S179E MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S165W TO 20S172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED TO TROUGH FROM 25S162W TO
20S170W.

.WINDS E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 07S E OF 133W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 06S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E SE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TWO LINES FROM
07S120W TO 01S173W AND 25S152W AND 12S176W...AND FROM 16S TO 08S W
OF 176E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 06S W OF 173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 169W AND 179E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21S TO 18S BETWEEN 149W AND 157W....AND FROM
09S TO 05S W OF 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 25S133W TO 08S158W.

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


$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.