High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI JUL 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 05 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 06 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 07 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S178E 19S175E THENCE TROUGH 12S169E MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S170W 19S179W THENCE TROUGH 11S171E.
THENCE TROUGH 08S168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S160W 16S169W THENCE TROUGH 10S179E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 16S176E 06S160E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 08S W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM S OF LINE 07S160E
12S171E 20S178E 25S163W...AND FROM 22S TO 13S BETWEEN 140W AND
130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 06S160E
16S179E...AND S OF 15S E OF 138W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10S176W 01S164W 01S142W
06S120W 19S120W 14S145W 22S167W 16S173W 10S176W...AND S OF LINE
14S160E 25S172E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 177W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 16S TO 12S W OF 162E...AND
S OF 24S BETWEEN 171E AND 178E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF
LINE 08S160E 09S164E 23S179W 08S168W 25S150W...AND FROM 22S TO 07S
E OF 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 23S TO 19S W OF 165E...AND
FROM 22S TO 19S BETWEEN 168E AND 176E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S
OF LINE 08S160E 08S165E 17S176W 25S156W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 06S
E OF 141W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 06S BETWEEN 164W AND 150W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS N OF 10S BETWEEN 164E AND 173W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.