High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE OCT 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 27N148W 21N150W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N150W 20N151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH 24N152W 21N154W.

.TROUGH 27N178E 23N173E 20N175E MOVING NW SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FIRST TROUGH 12N174E 07N165E 04N163E MOVING NW 10 KT. SECOND
TROUGH 15N163W 10N165E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 03N TO 17N BETWEEN 180W AND 171E...AND
WITHIN 180 NM OF FIRST TROUGH W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST TROUGH ABSORBED SECOND TROUGH 13N163E
04N163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N161E 06N160E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 170W AND
180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 24N
BETWEEN 170W AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 28N
BETWEEN 165W AND 178E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FORM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 140W AND 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 164W AND
176W...AND FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 145W AND 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 168W AND
178E...AND FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 151W AND 158W.

.ITCZ 10N140W 11N146W 08N158W 08N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 172W...AND WITHIN 210 NM S OF ITCZ E OF
155W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF A POINT 25N170E...AND A
POINT 01N168W.


$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.