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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON SEP 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 30 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 01 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 02 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S163E 22S163E THENCE TROUGH 18S161E 16S160E. FRONT AND
TROUGH MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S168E 21S168E
12S166E 11S165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S174E 20S173E 14S168E 11S164E.

.TROUGH 23S167E 16S164E 12S163E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH ABOVE.

.TROUGH 25S146W 20S151W 12S169W 06S179W NEARLY STATIONARLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 165W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 160W
AND 165W
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S143W 21S149W 16S158W 13S167W 11S175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 225S141W 20S146W 15S155W 12S168W 10S176W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 10S BETWEEN 165W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 15S BETWEEN 165W
AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 25S170W 18S165W
25S170E...AND S OF LINE 25S165E 22S160E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF LINE 25S128W 18S137W 18S143W 25S148W...AND
FROM 18S TO 15S BETWEEN 166W AND 176W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S
BETWEEN 1723 AND 167E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF LINE 23S120W 19S125W
19S130W 25S128W. FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT OF 16S BETWEEN 172W
AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 13 TO 15 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 152W AND 173W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S146W 16S160W 16S178W
25S172E.

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

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.