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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT SEP 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 25S177E 22S175E 18S171E MOVING ENE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S177W 20S176E THENCE TROUGH 14S172E
11S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S170W 20S178W THENCE TROUGH 13S170E
10S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 07S160E TO 12S167E TO 12S176E MOVING SSW SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.TROUGH 21S149W 19S151W 13S158W 08S163W MOVING SSE SLOWLY.
ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 17S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DEVELOPING COLD FRONT 25S140W 20S146W THENCE
TROUGH 15S155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S136W 21S140W THENCE TROUGH 17S148W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 11S175E 02S167E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24S TO 16S BETWEEN 169W AND 162W...AND
FROM 19S TO 10S BETWEEN 140W AND 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 14S TO 08S E OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 11S160E 14S168E
18S175E 18S164E 23S164E 24S160E...AND S OF LINE 25S168E 21S167E
20S174E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 178W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S
OF LINE 25S139W 22S142W 08S137W 08S123W 14S125W 22S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 02S BETWEEN 140W AND
125W...AND FROM 24S TO 18S BETWEEN 170W AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 141W AND 135W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.