High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC TUE JUL 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S176E 17S168E THENCE TROUGH 09S160E. FRONT MOVING ESE 10
KT AND TROUGH NEAR STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENS TO TROUGH 25S179W 20S174E
12S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S170W 21S177E.

.FRONT 25S142W 20S149W 16S160W 14S166W MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S158W 22S149W 25S134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S136W 17S151W THENCE TROUGH 14S162W
14S174W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S148W 22S141W 22S136W
25S129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S134W 18S144W. TROUGH DISSIPATED.
ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S162W 21S160W 22S148W 17S133W
22S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 02S E OF 133W...S OF 23S W OF
171E...AND N OF LINE 00S179W 08S174W 08S168W 00S165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S163W 20S150W
22S130W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 03S E OF 130W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF
LINE 00S176E 10S177W 00S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S152W 21S137W 25S129W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 05S120W 03S129W 11S134W 20S120W...AND N
OF 08N BETWEEN 179E AND 155W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 08S BETWEEN 166E AND 177W.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.