High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN JUL 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S173E 21S168E 15S163E THENCE TROUGH 13S160E. FRONT
MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH NEAR STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S176E 19S170E THENCE TROUGH 12S160E.
WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S178E 17S170E
13S160E.

.TROUGH 25S156W 20S158W 16S165W 14S174W MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S161W 22S155W 25S148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT 25S142W 20S151W
15S165W 15S177W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S157W 21S147W
21S138W 21S136W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S138W 20S145W 15S160W 14S168W. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S149W 22S140W 23S130W 25S127W.

.TROUGH 24S120W 18S133W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE 00S131W 06S137W 19S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
S OF 19S E OF 132W...AND N OF 08S 169W AND 148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S163W 22S160W
20S147W 20S130W 24S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 01S120W 06S132W
13S131W 18S120W...AND N OF LINE 00S178W 09S170W 00S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S151W 24S148W
25S144W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE 25S162W 20S150W 20S132W 12S133W
05S128W 02S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 00S177E 09S175W
00S171W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 01S BETWEEN 175W AND 171W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.