High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI JUN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 22 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 23 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S120W 17S128W THENCE TROUGH 12S133W MOVING E SLOWLY S OF
20S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S E
OF 124W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 21S120W 18S125W THENCE TROUGH 16S131W.
WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.FRONT 25S164W 18S171W 12S170E THENCE TROUGH 10S165E 03S160E MOVING
E 15 KT ALONG 25S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 175W AND 151W... AND FROM 18S TO 12S BETWEEN
163E AND 178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16S TO 10S W OF 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S153W 15S166W 11S160E. TROUGH DISSIPATED.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE 25S143W 18S160W 25S174W... AND FROM
16S TO 10S W OF 180E... AND FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 178E AND 177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S146W 16S160W 12S170E 09S160E. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF A LINE 25S137W 18S150W 18S170W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 15S TO 10S W OF 170W.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 00S125W 18S154W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 25S150W 20S160W 22S180W...
AND FROM 17S TO 12S W OF 175W.. AND S OF 08S E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 19 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 173W AND 158W...
AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S140W 13S170W 20S180W. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT FROM 15S TO 05S E OF 134W... AND FROM 15S TO 11S BETWEEN 166E
AND 173W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 175W AND 169W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.