High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU JUN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S166W TO 20S172W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S164W TO 20S169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S166W TO 19S175W.

.TROUGH FROM 25S134W TO 20S136W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S128W TO 20S127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH BECOMES FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 21S129W.

.TROUGH FROM 08S176E TO 04S164E TO 05S160E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
ERODING FROM THE E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 05S W OF
177E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 11S TO 02S W OF
175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S169E TO 08S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 17S TO 08S W OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10S168E TO 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 20S TO 07S W OF 170E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 08S E OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S155W
TO 04S169W TO 00S164W TO 00S153W TO 07S120W TO 14S120W TO
25S132W TO 25S155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S156W TO 12S170W TO 03S165W TO 05S124W TO 25S122W TO 25S156W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21S TO 18S BETWEEN 150W AND 155W. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 175W AND 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 162W AND 168W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13S TO 11S BETWEEN 142W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 22S120W TO
07S126W TO 07S165W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA.


$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.