High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JUL 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S149W TO 21S158W MOVING E 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 09S172E TO 04S160E MOVING S 10KT. SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT FROM 14S TO TROUGH W OF 170E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM
10S TO 06S W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12S167E TO 05S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17S170E TO 04S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S169E TO 20S164E MOVING S 10KT. NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 08S TO 02S W OF 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S178E TO 17S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO FRONT FROM 25S174E TO 17S180E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 05S E OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 08S E OF
175W... AND S OF 20S W OF 164E... AND FROM 13S TO 09S BETWEEN 161E
AND 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 13S171E
TO 06S160E... AND FROM 20S TO 08S E OF 160W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 14S TO 09S BETWEEN 141W AND 121W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S142W TO 15S180W TO 25S129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S153W TO
08S180W TO 17S180W TO 25S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 20S W OF 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 14S W OF 165E... AND FROM
20S TO 10S E OF 180W.

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

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.