High Seas Forecast
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FZPS40 PHFO 192251
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC FRI JUL 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 20 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S178W 20S178E 13S169E THENCE TROUGH 04S160E MOVING E 15
KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 173W AND 168E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 25S176W 20S177W THENCE TROUGH TO
15S175E 08S160E. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 25S169W 11S166E.

.FRONT 25S135W 20S140W 17S148W 16S157W MOVING ENE 15 KT. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 125W AND FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT S OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S129W 16S138W 12S147W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT E OF FRONT S OF 20S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S120W 16S127W 11S143W. ASSOCIATED WINDS
MOVED S OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN LINES 25S134W 15S140W
06S170W 05S175E...AND 25S156W 08S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM BETWEEN LINES 20S165W
11S165E...AND 20S125W 02S180W 06S165E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 178E AND 171E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S175W 17S172E 25S164E...AND S OF A LINE
06S120W 17S140W 20S160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S 23S BETWEEN 131W AND 140W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 04S120W 18S134W 15S154W
21S162W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 172W AND 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 04S120W 13S130W
10S160W 10S166W 25S176W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12S TO 06S ELSEWHERE BETWEEN
172W AND 174E...AND S OF 23S BETWEEN 170E AND 160E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 02S BETWEEN 175W AND 170E.


$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.