The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

High Seas Forecast South Pacific Issued: 12/01/2022 12:32:20 AM HST
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC THU DEC 01 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC DEC 01 2022.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 02 2022.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 03 2022.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 24S120W TO 22S132W TO 23S138W MOVING SSW SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S125W TO 22S132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 25S126W TO 23S133W.

.TROUGH FROM 11S167W TO 19S169W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 15S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 25S175W TO 23S174E TO 25S166E MOVING E 10 KT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 19S W OF 170E...AND S OF A LINE FROM
25S161W TO 21S167E TO 17S176W TO 18S180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S170W TO 23S175W TO 23S179E TO
25S176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH JUST W OF AREA. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 23S W OF 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S162E TO 21S160E. S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT S OF 23S.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 17S160E TO 23S167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16S160E TO 24S160E.

.RIDGE FROM 25S150W TO 22S167W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 14S174W TO 04S160E MOVING S SLOWLY.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SW OF A LINE FROM 25S163E TO
24S162E TO 22S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF A LINE FROM 25S167E TO
19S163E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04S TO 11S W OF 172E...AND FROM 13S
TO 19S W OF 167E.

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.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.