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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 14S160E 16S166W 24S163W 25S162W NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE WINDS
AND SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH W
OF 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S160E 20S177W 24S160W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S160E 18S177W 24S169W. SEE WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW.

.TROUGH 06S172E 08S175E 13S177E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S171E 10S178E 13S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 04S176W 08S174W 10S172W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S177W 08S176W 11S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10S178E 13S175W.

.TROUGH 17S132W 25S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17S133W 24S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15S135W 25S121W.

.WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 20S E OF 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 13S TO 21S W OF 174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 18S W OF 175E.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 BETWEEN 15S AND 19S E OF 163E...AND S OF 17S BETWEEN 168E
AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 12S TO 22S W OF 167E...AND S OF 17S
BETWEEN 169E AND 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10S TO 17S W OF 165E. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN AREA 15S169E 15S176E 19S177E 19S171E 16S169E 15S169E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03S TO 08S BETWEEN 168W AND 162W.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE/POWELL. HONOLULU HI.