High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED JUL 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUL 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S148W TO 21S158W MOVING SE 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 09S171E TO 05S164E TO 04S160E MOVING SW 10KT. SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14S TO TROUGH W OF 170E. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 10S TO 04S W OF 180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE
N OF 11S W OF 179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11S166E TO 06S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10S172E TO 02S164E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S172E TO 20S166E MOVING S 10KT. NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 08S TO 02S W OF 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S177E TO 20S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT FROM 25S174W TO 17S176E.
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 175W AND 165W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 08S E OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 08S BETWEEN
170W AND 130W... AND S OF 20S W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 15S173E
TO 07S168E TO 04S160E... AND FROM 20S TO 08S E OF 160W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 14S TO 09S BETWEEN 141W AND 121W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S142W TO 15S180W TO 25S129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S153W TO 08S180W
TO 17S180W TO 25S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S W OF 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 14S W OF 165E... AND FROM
20S TO 10S E OF 180W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 08S BETWEEN 175W AND 169W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.