High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI JUL 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUL 05 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 06 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 07 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S173W 19S180E THENCE TROUGH 10S172E 01S168E. FRONT MOVING
E 20 KT AND TROUGH MOVING W 10 KT. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
TROUGH AND FRONT. NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT AND
164W. SEE TSTMS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S163W 18S170W THENCE TROUGH 10S180E 07S170E
02S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH AND FRONT... AND S OF 22S
BETWEEN FRONT AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S156W 15S166W THENCE TROUGH 10S180E 06S160E.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 10S160E TO 17S170W... AND S OF
23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 149W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 07S E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 06S BETWEEN 140W AND
127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 07S BETWEEN 145W AND
125W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 10S160W TO 20S170E TO 25S175E.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 06S BETWEEN 170W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM
20S TO 06S E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 22S W OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 10S160E TO 17S180W TO 10S170W TO
02S140W TO 06S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 20S TO 16S W OF 177E. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 08S160E TO 14S180W TO 25S157W. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT S OF 05S E OF 153W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS FROM 09S TO 02S W OF 174E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 12S W OF 170W... AND FROM 09S TO 06S BETWEEN
148W AND 145W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.