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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC FRI APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC APR 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 29N169W 997 MB MOVING N SLOWLY. FRONT 30N166W
24N166W 18N171W THENCE TROUGH TO 12N176W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
N OF 25N BETWEEN 168W AND 175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
N OF LINE 08N160E 15N180E 24N178W 24N163W 08N155W 09N140W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 171W AND
166W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 21N BETWEEN
165W AND 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. FRONT FROM 30N160W
28N167W THENCE TROUGH TO 14N167W 10N171W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
N OF 28N BETWEEN 177W AND 172W...AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 158W
AND 160W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 10N160E
10N180E 25N180E 25N152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N159W 25N161W 20N164W THENCE
TROUGH TO 16N167W 12N169W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N
BETWEEN 173W AND 175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
BETWEEN 150W AND 178E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 05N BETWEEN
143W AND 161W...AND FROM 25N TO 10N W OF 180E.

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

.SEAS 24 TO 27 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 170W AND 172W. SEAS 18 TO 22
FT ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 168W AND 177W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N175E 20N170E 20N180E 30N169W. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT FROM 20N TO 05N E OF 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 173W AND 179W.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N173E 20N165E 20N175E
30N161W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 12N160E 10N170W
30N155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 175W AND 171W.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 172E AND 168W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 10N175W 30N155W.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 04N146W 03N152W 03N159W 04N166W 03N169W 02N176W
03N172E 01N165E 01N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM
OF ITCZ W OF 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 170W AND 180W.


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.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.