High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI ISSUED
BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2330 UTC THU NOV 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 22 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 23 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S135W 20S137W 15S145W 10S170W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 155W AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S132W 20S142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 13S178W 07S179W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 10S
BETWEEN 176W AND 179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 15S180 08S178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 18S168E 08S167E.

.FRONT 25S172E 23S174E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 25S165W 22S172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 25S167W 25S165W.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 13S160E 20S175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 15S160E 20S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 15S160E 18S177E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 13S BETWEEN 175E AND 160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF LINE FROM 13S160E TO 25S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 25S TO 15S BETWEEN 180 AND
160E.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 25S TO 06S BETWEEN 140W AND 180.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN 155W AND
175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT FROM 17S TO 13S BETWEEN 165W AND 180.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 05S BETWEEN 120W AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SE OF LINE 10S120W 25S145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 25S TO 07S BETWEEN 120W AND
140W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT FROM 08S TO 02S BETWEEN 148W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT FROM 07S TO 02S BETWEEN 165W AND 170W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 05S BETWEEN 162E AND 166E.

$$

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.