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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 25S162W TO 20S167W. SE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 23S145W TO 20S167W TO 21S178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 23S161W 1007 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW
TO 18S162W. SE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LOW CENTER S OF 23S. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF A
LINE FROM 25S133W TO 16S150W TO LOW TO 25S175W. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LOW CENTER S OF 23S. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 24S154W TO 21S165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 24S124W TO 16S169W TO 22S177W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 16S170E TO 08S166E MOVING WSW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20S166E TO 13S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED IN TROUGH BELOW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 25S164E TO 18S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S171E TO 17S166E.

.SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 23S145W TO 19S174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM
23S143W TO 21S179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 24S150W T0 19S170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S143W TO
19S165W TO 22S179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 25S TO 12S BETWEEN 161W AND
173W...WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 25S144W TO 19S150W...AND
WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 06S179E TO 02S160E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 07S TO 03S BETWEEN 160W AND 170W.



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.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.