High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT NOV 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S165W 22S170W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 17S152W 12S170W 10S180W 09S173E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19S155W 13S172W 12S171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 17S165E 13S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
17S W OF 180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 18S169E 1009 MB. TROUGH 19S171E TO
LOW TO 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 19S W OF 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S173E 1009 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 17S164E
12S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S W OF 178W.

.TROUGH 25S143W 22S143W MOVING SW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S145W 23S146W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 09S BETWEEN 171W AND 150W... AND FROM 20S
TO 10S E OF 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 20S180W 16S173E 21S160E. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT S OF 10S E OF 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 20S177E 16S173E 20S160E...
AND FROM 23S TO 04S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S165W 18S173E 21S160E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 03S E OF 132W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 23S W OF 164E.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.