High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC MON JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S148W TO 20S154W TO 17S161W TO 15S169W. FRONT
MOVING E 15 KT S OF 20S AND NE SLOWLY N OF 20S. WINDS NW TO NE 20
TO 30 KT S OF 20S WITHIN 510 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS W TO SW 20 TO 25
KT S OF 22S WITHIN 600 NM W OF FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S
OF 22S WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S142W TO 20S148W TO 16S156W TO
14S165W. WINDS NW TO NE 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S WITHIN 660 NM E OF
FRONT. WINDS W TO S 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S WITHIN 720 NM W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 20S143W TO 17S150W TO
14S159W. WINDS NW TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S WITHIN 720 NM E OF
FRONT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S174E TO 20S170E TO 12S160E MOVING ENE 10 KT.
WINDS N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 22S WITHIN 720 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S178E TO 20S173E TO 13S164E.
ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S178W TO 21S176E TO 17S169E. FRONT
DISSIPATING W OF 176E.

.TROUGH FROM 24S120W TO 19S128W TO 16S136W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.OTHERWISE WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 01S TO 11S BETWEEN 177W
AND 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 00S TO 10S
BETWEEN 170E AND 165W...AND ALSO FROM 05S TO 17S BETWEEN 132W AND
120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 02S TO 14S
BETWEEN 179W AND 157W...AND ALSO FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 133W AND
120W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22S BETWEEN 155W AND 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 22S BETWEEN 155W AND 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 24S TO 25S BETWEEN 145W AND
130W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.