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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC THU APR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC APR 11 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 12 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 13 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 27N169W 1000 MB MOVING N SLOWLY. FRONT 30N163 29N166W TO
LOW MOVING N SLOWLY. SECOND FRONT 29N166W 25N166W 17N175W MOVING
E SLOWLY. WINDS 30 TO 50 KT N OF LINE 30N180W 27N178W 26N169W
30N164W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N170E 20N163E
15N170E 22N173W 30N160W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS N OF
25N BETWEEN 174W AND 160W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 176W AND 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N169W 991 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
30N164W 24N163W 17N170W THENCE TROUGH TO 10N175E. WINDS 30 TO 40
KT N OF LINE 30N179W 25N170W 27N161W 30N159W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N175E 25N160E 20N160E 15N170E
15N177E 23N180W 25N164W 19N161W 19N155W 30N155W 30N175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. FRONT 30N160W 25N160W
17N170W THENCE TROUGH TO 10N173E. N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N
BETWEEN 180W AND 172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE IN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N174E 22N160E 14N160E 12N170E 12N176E 23N180W
25N155W 30N155W 30N174E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 15N160W 07N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N158W 07N177W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 20N E OF 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 17N E OF
158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF LINE 30N174W 27N170W 30N165W. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N175E 26N172E 22N180W 25N170W 30N162W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N167E 25N166E 22N160E
08N160E 02N180W 20N177W 30N157W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF LINE 03N140W
05N175W 10N175W 10N165W 27N157W 24N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 25 FT N OF LINE 30N179W 26N173W
26N170W 30N170W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N175E
23N164E 16N170E 17N180W 20N180W 27N164W 25N160W 30N158W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 08N160E 21N165W 21N152W 30N153W. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT E OF LINE 21N140W 21N160W 07N163W 00N150W 00N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 21 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 179E AND 172W.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N171E 25N162E 17N161E
12N170E 18N173E 20N178W 26N165W 26N159W 30N156W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 13N160E 09N175E 13N168W 22N165W 24N155W
30N152W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N140W 16N150W
16N165W 03N160W 04N140W 10N140W.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 03N150W 03N176E 04N172E 03N165E. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 24O NM N AND 90 NM S OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 07N W OF 165E.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.