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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 06 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 07 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 08 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S130W TO 21S133W THENCE A TROUGH TO 11S160W TO
10S170W TO 08S160E MOVING E 10 KT S OF 22S AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
OF TROUGH W OF 165W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20S AND S OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S128W TO 20S134W THENCE A TROUGH
TO 12S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 20S AND S OF TROUGH.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S130W TO 22S133W THENCE A TROUGH
TO 14S160W TO 10S171W TO 08S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20S AND
S OF TROUGH.

.FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 18S175W MOVING SW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179E TO 19S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 10S BETWEEN 175W AND 155W...AND S OF 15S
BETWEEN 155W AND 140W... AND S OF 10S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 10S BETWEEN 175W AND
160W...AND FROM 13S TO 18S BETWEEN 160W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 145W AND
130W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 11S170W TO
18S140W TO 25S120W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF POINTS 09S166W AND
12S171W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 07S179W TO 10S165E.




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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.