The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JAN 26 2022.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 27 2022.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 28 2022.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S155W TO 16S165W TO 10S180W TO LOW 10S171E 1005 MB
TO 06S160E. TROUGH AND LOW NEARLY STATIONARY. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 18S WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 24O NM E OF TROUGH FROM 25S TO 20S.
ISOLATED TO LOCALLY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM E OF TROUGH BETWEEN 20S TO 10S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S157W TO 14S170W TO 13S180E TO LOW
15S167E 1004 MB TO 12S160E. WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S163W TO 16S180E TO LOW 15S165E
1003 MB TO 11S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S173E TO 19S167E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS 180NM E OF TROUGH FROM FROM 30S TO 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 25S172E TO 21S168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 24S167E TO 19S164E.

.RIDGE FROM 25S139W TO 09S160W TO 01S168E MOVING WSW SLOWLY.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 19S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 25S E OF 129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15S BETWEEN 172W AND 148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 19S BETWEEN 165W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 13S144W TO
13S141W TO 17S137W.

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.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.