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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE SEP 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SEP 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 23S148W 1012 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW 15S151W 07S168W 07S179W.
TROUGH AND LOW MOVING S SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9
FT FROM 24S TO 21S BETWEEN 141W AND LOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 240 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25S146W 1014 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO
13S153W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24N BETWEEN
134W AND LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH ABSORBED BY TROUGH
DESCRIBED DIRECTLY BELOW. ASSOCIATED WINDS AND SEAS MOVED S OF
AREA.

.LOW 24S164W 1013 MB. TROUGH 19S163W TO LOW. TROUGH AND LOW
MOVING SE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH DEVELOPED INTO
FRONT 25S158W 20S160W THENCE TROUGH 13S164W 03S178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S152W 18S156W THENCE TROUGH 08S176W
03S167E.

.TROUGH 25S168W 18S172W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY LOW DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
ABOVE.

. WEAK FRONT 25S121W 21S126W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 12S W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 12S
BETWEEN 180W AND 161E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 12S BETWEEN
179W AND 165E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 10S E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 11S BETWEEN 176W AND 170E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.