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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC WED MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N160W TO 25N163W TO 22N167W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 30N159W 1009 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
26N161W TO 21N164W. WINDS NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 150 NM NW
QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER. WINDS N TO SE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF A
LINE FROM 26N151W TO 20N170W. SEAS 12 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT
AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST N OF AREA NEAR 30N162W 1005 MB. FRONT
FROM LOW TO 26N159W TO 17N164W. WINDS SE 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23S
BETWEEN 150W AND FRONT. WINDS NW TO SE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF
25S BETWEEN 150W AND 175W. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF A LINE FROM
30N162W TO 26N171W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
28N154W TO 19N175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 31N166W 998 MB. FRONT FROM
30N157W TO 21N160W TO 14N165W. WINDS SE 30 TO 35 KT N OF 26N
BETWEEN 150W AND 158W...AND NW TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240
NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A
LINE FROM 24N151W TO 24N175W. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 26N
BETWEEN FRONT AND 179W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
30N152W TO 13N179W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 29N159W TO 24N161W TO 20N165W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT MENTIONED IN GALE
WARNING ABOVE.

.WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N162W TO 15N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS N TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM
21N175W TO 14N179E TO 13N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE N OF 13N W OF 175W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF OF A LINE FROM 30N164W TO 16N160E.
.12 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF OF A LINE FROM 30N159W TO
15N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 29N154W TO
16N163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 13N179W TO
13N170W TO 22N160E.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N157W TO 08N168E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
BETWEEN WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 145W AND 165W...
AND W OF 178W.


$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.