High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SUN OCT 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
OCTOBER 16 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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC OCT 06 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 07 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 08 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 24N176E TO 27N177E TO 30N179W MOVING NW SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH N OF 28N...AND
N OF 26N BETWEEN 177W AND 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N175E TO 30N177E. E WINDS 20 TO
25 KTS WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 145W.

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

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N140W TO 13N144W. ITCZ FROM 12N147W TO
12N158W TO 08N164W TO 08N178W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
210 NM PRIMARILY S OF BOTH MONSOON TROUGH AND ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 23N172E TO
24N168E...AND FROM 05N176E TO 09N175E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM OF 22N164E AND 26N 161E.


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.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.