The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 06/29/2024 09:27:46 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SAT JUN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 01 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S166W 23S171W 11S173E 08S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH S OF 17S. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S165W 09S175E 07S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S160W 10S178W 08S160E.

.FRONT 25S120W 22S130W MOVING N 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 24S120W 21S132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 22S120W 21S133W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S120W 06S128W 02S146W
12S168W 25S152W 25S120W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S
W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 08S E OF 158W.
SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 09S W OF 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 06S E OF 153W.
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 11S W OF 178W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S 21S BETWEEN 129W AND 138W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AREA 16S120W 25S120W 25S151W 12S167W
05S151W 09S131W 16S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF LINE 22S120W 16S133W
25S143W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 07S120W 12S133W
04S157W 10S166W 25S154W 25S120W 07S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 20S TO 14S E OF 138W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AREA 25S120W 08S120W
09S155W 14S161W 25S150W 25S120W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 07S BETWEEN 173W AND 179E.


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.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.