High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SAT JUL 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 06 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 07 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 08 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S168W TO 18S176W TO 12S174E THENCE
STATIONARY FRONT TO 08S160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT.
WEAK SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 25S174W TO 22S179W TO 21S170E
MOVING NE 20 KT. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ENTIRE AREA S OF FRONTS...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 15S TO 20S
W OF 177E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 07S TO 12S W OF
172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S160W TO 17S168W TO 15S175W THENCE
TROUGH TO 11S177E TO 07S160E. SECONDARY COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF FRONT AND
TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 12S TO 18S W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 14S167W THENCE TROUGH TO
12S178E TO 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF
FRONT AND TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 12S TO 17S W OF
176W.

.TROUGH FROM 02S162E TO 05S166E TO 06S178E TO 06S177W TO 10S173W
TO 13S173W MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 02S TO
07S W OF 170E...AND FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 165W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S160E TO 08S175E TO 10S174W TO
14S169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 04S E OF 148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 11S E OF 143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S E OF 142W.

.TROUGH FROM 02S154W TO 05S146W MOVING W 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S154W TO 07S147W TO 11S141W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S162W TO 06S154W TO 08S152W.

.SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 03S E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 05S E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 02S E OF 145W...
AND N OF 11S BETWEEN 144W AND 160W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 16S TO 18S BETWEEN 136W AND 139W.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.