High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC TUE AUG 05 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 05 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 06 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 07 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 25S176W 20S179W THENCE TROUGH 12S170E 08S160E. FRONT
MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 175E AND 175W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S BETWEEN 175E AND 175W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH FROM
15S TO 18S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S172W 20S175W THENCE TROUGH 12S180W TO
08S160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 175W AND 170W. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S BETWEEN 176W AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S160W 20S168W THENCE TROUGH 15S170W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 170W AND 160W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S138W 24S140W THENCE TROUGH 16S150W 10S164W 07S170W
MOVING SE 15 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT FROM 15S
TO 05S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH

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

.SEAS 4 TO 5 M S OF LINE 25S163W 22S155W 25S140W. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 22S160E 20S170E 05S175W 05S150W 25S130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 25S160E 20S180W
00S170W 00S150W 15S140W 20S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 22S160E 20S180W
00S170W 00S145W 15S145W 10S120W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.