High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUL 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S174E 20S169E 14S164E THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. FRONT
MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH NEAR STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM
E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S176E 20S171E THENCE TROUGH 12S160E.
WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S179E 18S173E
12S160E.

.FRONT 25S154W 22S156W 16S165W 18S162W THENCE TROUGH 16S167W
17S178W. FRONT MOVING E 15 KT AND TROUGH MOVING NE SLOWLY. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S162W 22S159W 19S152W 25S146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 25S141W 20S149W THENCE TROUGH 16S159W 16S177W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S154W 22S149W 23S136W 25S133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S136W 20S143W 18S150W THENCE TROUGH
14S161W 14S170W 16S179W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S146W
21S138W 25S128W.

.TROUGH 24S120W 19S137W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 00S127W 05S138W 12S131W 19S131W
25S127W...S OF 23S BETWEEN 156W AND 127W...AND N OF 07N BETWEEN
171W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S163W 21S160W
20S147W 18S132W 22S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 02S E OF
132W...AND N OF LINE 00S179W 08S176W 09S170W 00S 164W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S162W 20S149W
21S138W 25S128W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 04S E OF 130W. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT N OF 06S BETWEEN 178E AND 173W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 01S BETWEEN 176W AND 172W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.