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High Seas Forecast
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805 FZPS40 PHFO 191007 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1130 UTC FRI JUL 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUL 19 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 20 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 21 2024. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 25S175E 24S175E 18S171E 10S160E MOVING E 15 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 178E AND 170E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 18S173E 19S180E 25S176W...AND W OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S173W 20S177W 16S175E THENCE TROUGH TO 08S160E. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECAME TROUGH 25S168W 22S172W 21S180E 17S173E. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT 25S139W 22S145W 18S156W MOVING ENE 25 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 134W AND 139W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S125W 22S128W 17S140W 17S150W 21S160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S131W 20S137W 15S145W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S OF 19S...AND S OF 19S BETWEEN 141W AND 158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S123W 20S127W 13S143W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 25S137W 21S141W 16S150W NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE WINDS IN SECOND GALE WARNING ABOVE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 22S. .12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH SECOND GALE WARNING ABOVE. SEE WINDS IN SECOND GALE WARNING ABOVE. .TROUGH 08S164E 03S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IN FIRST GALE WARNING ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TWO LINES 16S135W 01S174W AND 25S146W 12S178E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 175E AND 168E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S180E 20S175E 19S160E...AND S OF A LINE 25S124W 20S138W 20S158W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 16S175E 25S169E...AND S OF LINE 25S126W 19S137W 20S153W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 10S E OF 123W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 22S120W 14S140W 14S151W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 171W AND 180W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21S TO 15S BETWEEN 150W AND 156W. .SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS N OF 06S BETWEEN 175W AND 177E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 13S BETWEEN 180E AND 176E. $$ .FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.