High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUL 07 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 08 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 09 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 06S165E 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FRONT 25S160W 16S170W
08S175E THENCE TROUGH TO LOW TO 02S160E MOVING E 15 KT E OF 175W
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ENTIRE AREA S OF FRONT AND TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS
12 TO 14 FT FROM 19S TO 24S W OF 177E. N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 21S BETWEEN 151W AND FRONT. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
FROM 07S TO 12S W OF 177E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
E OF FRONT S OF 14S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT 25S155W 14S164W THENCE
TROUGH 07S170W 02S160E. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12
FT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 13S TO
19S W OF 173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S146W 17S153W THENCE TROUGH 10S180W
03S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF FRONT AND
TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 11S TO 17S BETWEEN 167W AND
167E.

.TROUGH 04S150W 08S141W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S154W 09S146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S162W 09S153W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 14S E OF 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12S E OF 137W.

.SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 03S E OF 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 02S E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 01S E OF 144W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21S TO 16S BETWEEN 133W AND 140W.

$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.