The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 10/24/2024 08:56:26 AM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S148W 20S153W THENCE TROUGH 15S159W 12S172W 07S179W.
FRONT AND TROUGH MOVING E 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
S OF 21S BETWEEN 156W AND 144W...AND FROM 13S TO 10S BETWEEN
178W AND 163W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 07S
BETWEEN 179E AND 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S140W 20S140W THENCE TROUGH 14S144W
12S146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 25S135W
19S136W 13S141W 11S147W.

.TROUGH 18S174E 09S160E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 210 NM OF TROUGH
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 24S167E 18S166E THENCE TROUGH
17S164E 13S160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S151W 14S168W 10S179E 14S172E
25S176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S137W 16S147W
16S162W 13S172W 09S171E 15S168E 20S173W 25S168W
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 25S140W 13S150W
10S173W 16S178W 25S171W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 03S120W 08S136W 25S138W...AND
S OF LINE 25S150W 13S169W 14S173E 16S170E 25S169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S142W 09S168W
14S178W 20S178W 25S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S136W 16S147W
12S167W 16S178W 20S178W 18S173W 25S172W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S BETWEEN 167E AND 170E.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.