High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT MAR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 21N169E THENCE TROUGH TO 15N160E
FRONT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W
OF TROUGH...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF FRONT N OF 25N.
SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT N OF 22N...
AND WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 17N160E. ASSOCIATED SEAS
INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N173W TO 23N178E THENCE TROUGH
TO 15N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 W OF TROUGH. ASSOCIATED
SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N170W TO 26N173W TO 21N175E
THENCE TROUGH TO 17N167E TO 13N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
25S W OF TROUGH AND FRONT. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE FROM 25N170W TO 20N180W TO
15N175E TO 05N180W TO 00N155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE FROM
25N160W TO 20N170W TO 15N180W TO 05N180W TO 00N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE FROM 25N160W
TO 15N180W 10 05N180W TO 00N170W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF LINE 30N162E 25N165E 20N160E 15N160E
30N178W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 10N175E
05N180W 05N160W 00N155W 00N140W...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 165W
AND 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 10N170E
05N180W 00N165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
EXCEPT S OF LINE 10N160E 10N170E 00N175E...AND EXCEPT N OF
25N W OF 170E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.


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