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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S123W 18S138W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TROUGH 23S120W 21S127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED E OF AREA.

.TROUGH 25S178E 23S177E MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173E 21S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S172E 20S169E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 11S169E 05S161E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 09S W OF 142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 14S
BETWEEN 141W AND 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17S BETWEEN
140W AND 160W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SOUTH OF LINE 25S120W 16S146W 20S157W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 160W AND 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 18S142W 12S132W
14S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 20S141W 06S127W
08S120W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 07N W OF 179E.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16S TO 10S BETWEEN 145W AND 174W.

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.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.