High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC MON JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JUL 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S176E 15S168E THENCE TROUGH 09S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT
AND TROUGH NEAR STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENS TO TROUGH 25S179W 19S174E
12S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S174W 21S179E 15S166E 11S160E.

.FRONT 25S144W 20S150W 16S160W 14S167W MOVING E 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO
30 KT S OF LINE 25S160W 22S152W 21S141W 25S136W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S138W 17S161W THENCE TROUGH 14S175W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S150W 21S141W 22S130W 25S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S135W 19S144W 12S165W 13S178E.
ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S153W 20S140W 25S130W...AND E OF LINE
04S120W 06S132W 12S132W 22S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S163W 22S160W
20S140W 20S131W 24S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 09S BETWEEN 176W AND
160W...AND E OF LINE 03S120W 03S1417W 18S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S150W 24S147W
25S143W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S162W 20S150W
22S135W 25S133W...AND S OF 02S E OF 132W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE
00S176E 10S176W 04S170W 00S173W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 08S BETWEEN 166E AND 177W.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.