High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUL 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S154W 18S162W THENCE TROUGH 12S175W 08S170E
MOVING E 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN 165W AND 160E.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S146W 16S162W THENCE TROUGH 13S170W
09S170E 05S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF
FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S140W 13S160W THENCE THROUGH 09S180W
10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF FRONT.

.TROUGH 05S154W 07S146W 10S140W NEARLY STATIONARY.  SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 10S170W 05S155W 10S144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WIND 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S145W 05S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S145W 10S135W 15S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 10S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS DIMINISHING TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF 20S135W.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.