High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU MAY 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 30 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 31 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 01 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT FROM 17S TO 11S BETWEEN
177W AND 170W. SEE ADDITIONAL WINDS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DECREASE BELOW 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S157W 18S167W THENCE TROUGH 13S177W 10S168E 08S160E.
FRONT MOVING E 15 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 170E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN
175E AND 170W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S151W 20S156W THENCE TROUGH 13S177W
11S170E 09S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S142W 20S151W THENCE TROUGH 13S174E
11S173E 10S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 12S175E 18S166W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 12S173E
11S165W 15S158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 15S160E
10S177W 14S161W 19S161W 25S173W.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 177W AND 167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 10S160E 14S174W 17S167W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF
21S BETWEEN 160W AND 125W..24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S
OF 18S BETWEEN 173W AND 156W. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 16S AND 13S
BETWEEN 179E AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
12S166W 25S154W...AND S OF 20S E OF 137W..48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS
12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 157W AND 147W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A
LINE 14S160E 08S178E 11S162W 25S144W...AND S OF 16S E OF 127W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 06S BETWEEN 173W AND 160W.

$$

.FORECASTER TSAMOUS/PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.