High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI MAY 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 10 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 11 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 12 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT FROM 25S158W TO 13S170W TO 09S174E...THENCE TROUGH TO
07S160E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY S OF 16S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY
ELSEWHERE. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
20S WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
22S BETWEEN 161W AND 180E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 10S W OF
167E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT
AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT FROM 25S156W TO 12S171W TO
10S180E...THENCE TROUGH TO 07S160E. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF
22S WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S
BETWEEN 162W AND 174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT FROM 25S151W TO 16S165W TO
09S180E...THENCE TROUGH TO 06S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
FROM 21S TO 10S W OF 170W.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08S TO 05S BETWEEN 135W AND 143W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S157W TO 21S168W TO 21S170E
TO 25S164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 164W AND 176W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S155W TO 17S167W TO
18S171E TO 25S164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 160W AND
174W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S150W TO
13S166W TO 12S170E TO 21S160E.

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

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.