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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI SEP 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP


SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S149W 21S154W THENCE TROUGH 11S168W 08S180W
05S160E. FRONT AND TROUGH MOVING E 10 KT S OF 10S. TROUGH
N OF 10S NEAR STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
240 NM OF TROUGH W OF 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S140W 18S160W
10S180W 05S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20S150W 15S170W 10S180W 12S170E
13S160E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT APPROACHING NEAR 25S160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18S AND S OF LINE 05S160E 10S180W
18S170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE
10S165E 15S180W 18S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S W OF 170E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S BETWEEN 180W AND 174E...AND S OF
23S BETWEEN 180W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S175W
15S160W 25S148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18S BETWEEN 140W
AND 155W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.




$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.