High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S133W TO 21S138W TO 15S149W TO 16S148W THENCE
TROUGH TO 11S160W TO 08S170W TO 05S178E. FRONT AND TROUGH
NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM S OF
FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN 145W AND 160W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 163W AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S134W TO 20S144W TO 15S158W
TO 10S170W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH
E OF 164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED WINDS DESCRIBED
BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 04S160E TO 06S165E TO 09S172E NEARLY STATIONARY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 03S TO 10S W OF 173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 02S160E TO 06S170E TO 11S175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 03S160E TO 09S174E TO 11S175W.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S174W TO 22S178W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S168W TO 21S176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 18S W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 17S
W OF 175E...AND FROM 07S TO 16S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 17S
W OF 167E...AND S OF 07S BETWEEN 130W AND 160W.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S132W TO 10S152W TO 05S167W TO
05S175E TO 05S160E...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF A LINE FROM
25S162W TO 20S173W TO 20S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07S TO 15S
E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 170W AND 175E.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 02S TO 18S W OF 174E...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF
A LINE FROM 11S171W TO 13S160W TO 18S155W TO 21S148W TO 25S139W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 03S TO 20S E OF 140W...
ENTIRE AREA BETWEEN 140W AND 160W...S OF 18S BETWEEN 160W AND
180W...AND FROM 03S TO 18S W OF 175E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02S TO 05S BETWEEN 178E AND 173E.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.