High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
W AND
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 22 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 23 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 24 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P/09F 14.4S 177.6W 997 MB MOVING SSE AT 8 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER
WITHIN 155 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 85 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
FROM 16S TO 11S BETWEEN 174E AND 179E. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN
180 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ELSEWHERE
FROM 15S TO 09S BETWEEN 173W AND 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P/09F NEAR 17.3S 178.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 20S TO 13S BETWEEN 174E AND 179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P/09F NEAR 21.8S 179.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 19S BETWEEN 176W AND 176E.

SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
UNDER WMO HEADER WTPS32 PGTW FOR MORE DETAILS ON T.C. 19P.

FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION
DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK...SIZE...AND INTENSITY.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 23S167W 997 MB MOVING SSW SLOWLY. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL
WINDS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW FAR S OF AREA. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED TO 20
KT OR LESS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 13S166E 1004 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE BELOW FOR WINDS.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13S171E 1001 MB. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 16S172E 996 MB. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN
210 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL WINDS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM ABOVE MENTIONED LOW NEAR 23S167W TO T.C. 19P TO ABOVE
MENTIONED LOW NEAR 13S166E TO 14S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH
MOVING S SLOWLY E OF 178W AND NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 178W. EXCEPT
WHERE NOTED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN
420 NM N AND E OF TROUGH...S OF 23S BETWEEN 161W AND 173W...AND
WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF T.C. 19P. WINDS 20 TO 25 S OF 18S W
OF 177W. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE...ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S168W TO T.C. 19P TO ABOVE
MENTIONED LOW NEAR 13S171E TO 14S160E. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN
WARNING SECTION ABOVE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 360 NM N AND E OF
TROUGH W OF 175W...WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF T.C. 19P...AND S
OF 23S BETWEEN 162W AND 169W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 19S W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S170W TO T.C. 19P TO ABOVE
MENTIONED LOW NEAR 16S172E TO 15S160E. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN
WARNING SECTION ABOVE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 360 NM N AND E OF
TROUGH W OF 175W...WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF T.C. 19P...AND S
OF TROUGH.

.TROUGH 25S144W 20S146W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN
180 NM E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM W OF
TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S143W 22S144W. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED T0
20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S141W 22S141W.

.TROUGH 07S124W 06S130W 03S133W MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 18 TO 20 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 164W AND 167W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
S OF 18S BETWEEN 162W AND 170W. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNING
SECTION ABOVE...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY
10S163E 05S175W 12S160W 25S155W 25S160E 18S180E 10S163E. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 140W AND 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 164W AND 167W.
EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S157W 09S175W 08S165E 25S163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT FROM 19S TO 13S BETWEEN 176E AND
171E. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S170W 15S175W 10S175E 11S160E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF POINT 13S140W.

$$

.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.