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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN JUN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JUN 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S134W TO 23S137W...THENCE TROUGH TO 20S140W MOVING
E 10 KT AND ERODING FROM THE N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT AND TROUGH S OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 25S174E TO 13S166E TO 10S160E MOVING E SLOWLY.
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S177E TO 16S169E TO 10S160E.
WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S180E TO 11S168E.

.TROUGH FROM 14S178E TO 09S180E MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15S173E TO 11S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED DIRECTLY ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S142W TO 22S146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S131W TO 17S137W.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 05S E OF 125W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 156W AND 168W. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 168E AND 162E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 05S E OF 125W. E
TO SE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN 160W AND 174W.
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 140W AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 08S E OF 125W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 19S BETWEEN 127W AND 147W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 05S TO 12S E OF 125W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 24S
W OF 168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 124W AND 153W.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 23S W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 141W AND 148W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 14S120W TO 18S152W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 02S BETWEEN 165W
AND 177W.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.