High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SUN JUL 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUL 07 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 08 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 09 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S157W TO 21S160W TO 17S165W TO 13S173W THENCE
A STATIONARY FRONT TO 10S177E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT S OF 21S
AND NE 10 KT N OF 21S. ASSOCIATED TROUGH FROM 05S160E TO 09S169E
TO 10S177E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S WITHIN
240 NM E OF FRONT. ALSO WINDS S TO E 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA
BOUND BY 05S160E 10S177E 13S173W 17S165W 21S160W 21S179W 25S170E
25S160E 05S160E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 06S160E
06S170E 10S179E 17S171W 20S164W 25S159W 25S160E 06S160E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM NE OF FRONT N OF 17S...AND
ALSO OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 15S W OF 176E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S OF 17S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 20S158W TO 15S165W TO
12S173W TO 10S177E. TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS S TO E 20 TO 30 KT
WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 05S160E 10S177E 12S173W 15S165W 20S158W
25S152W 25S160E 05S160E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
06S160E 06S170E 10S179E 14S166W 20S159W 25S153W 25S160E 06S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S147W TO 19S154W TO 15S164W TO
12S173W TO 18S177E. FRONT DISSIPATING W OF 164W. WINDS SE TO E 20
TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 05S160E 10S177E 12S173W 15S164W
19S154W 25S147W 25S160E 05S160E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN AN AREA
BOUND BY 06S160E 06S179W 10S160W 15S155W 25S145W.

.TROUGH FROM 05S155W TO 07S148W TO 11S141W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ASSOCIATED WINDS INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.OTHERWISE WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
02S155W 02S120W 25S120W 25S145W 15S155W 02S155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 04S140W 04S120W 25S120W 25S145W 15S140W 04S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08S TO 22S
BETWEEN 140W AND 120W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 02S150W
02S120W 25S120W 25S145W 15S165W 05S165W 02S150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 02S140W
02S120W 25S120W 25S145W 20S145W 02S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 04S TO 22S BETWEEN 142W AND
120W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 17S TO 22S BETWEEN
141W AND 134W.


$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.