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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED JUL 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JUL 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S141W TO 23S144W MOVING SE 35 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 25S173E TO 20S167E MOVING E 10KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT FROM 25S179E TO
20S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 17S179W.

.TROUGH FROM 09S171E TO 07S164E MOVING SW 10KT. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 10S TO 05S W OF 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA

.WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 173W AND 148W
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 10S W OF
163E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 11S BETWEEN 167W AND 142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM
25S170E TO 17S173E TO 07S160E...AND FROM 18S TO 10S E OF 140W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 21S128W TO 14S148W TO 15S173W
TO 08S176W TO 01S150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 18S TO 06S BETWEEN 178W
AND 121W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 10S W OF 165E...SEAS 8 TO
10 FT FROM 25S TO 10S BETWEEN 172W AND 156W...AND FROM 22S TO 08S
BETWEEN 144W AND 122W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 06S BETWEEN 179E AND 175W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06S TO 01S BETWEEN 167E AND 179E.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.