High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC MON JUL 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JUL 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW JUST W OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 30N156E 1012 MB MOVING S
SLOWLY. WINDS SE TO SW 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N W
OF 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N156E 1011 MB. WINDS SE TO SW 20 TO
25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N W OF 166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW NEAR 27N154E 1011 MB. WINDS SE
TO S 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 23N W OF 166E.

.TROUGH FROM 30N153W TO 28N160W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.OTHERWISE WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
24N140W 08N140W 09N150W 06N161W 09N174W 09N179E 16N174W 16N150W
24N140W...AND ALSO FROM 30N TO 27N BETWEEN 172E AND 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 26N140W 16N140W 10N150W 10N165W 18N155W 22N145W 26N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 28N140W 20N140W 15N150W 05N150W 05N170W 10N179W 15N170W 22N160W
28N140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 07N149W TO 06N159W TO 07N168W TO 07N174W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ E OF
159W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSMTS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ.

.OTHERWISE NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 30N TO 20N BETWEEN 170E AND
176E. ALSO ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF 10N W
OF 174W...AND ALSO N OF 22N BETWEEN 166E AND 178E.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.