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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JUL 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S142W TO 20S147W TO 15S159W. FRONT MOVING SE
15 KT S OF 20S AND E SLOWLY N OF 20S. WINDS NE TO NW 20 TO 30 KT S
OF 20S WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS NW TO SW 20 TO 30 KT S OF
22S WITHIN 900 NM W OF FRONT. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 20S144W TO 16S154W. WINDS
NE TO NW 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S WITHIN 510 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS NW
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24S WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S135W TO 20S142W TO 17S150W. WINDS
N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24S WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S177E TO 20S171E TO 16S166E MOVING E 10 KT
THENCE A STATIONARY FRONT TO 12S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 20S173E TO 16S167E TO
12S160E. FRONT DISSIPATING W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 23S177W TO 20S175E. NEW
TROUGH FROM 16S167E TO 25S170E.

.OTHERWISE WINDS E TO SE 25 KT FROM 00S TO 09S BETWEEN 175E AND
165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 00S TO 09S
BETWEEN 170E AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 00S TO 11S
BETWEEN 175W AND 150W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 02S132W 02S120W 25S120W
25S165W 20S160W 18S140W 02S132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 06S133W
06S120W 25S120W 25S160W 19S160W 19S133W 06S133W. ALSO SEAS 8 TO 9
FT FROM 00S TO 06S BETWEEN 175E AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 20S132W
20S120W 25S120W 25S162W 22S162W 20S145W 20S132W...AND ALSO FROM
00S TO 10S BETWEEN 172W AND 156W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS OVER FORECAST
WATERS N OF 08S BETWEEN 160E AND 175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
ELSEWHERE N OF 10S BETWEEN 160E AND 179W.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.