High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SUN MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N174W 21N172E 16N160E MOVING E 20 KT N OF 21N
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT
S OF 22N. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N170W 24N179W 18N166E. NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT S OF 24N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N161W 25N176W. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.COLD FRONT NEAR 30N179E 28N177E MOVING E 20 KT AND DISSIPATING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 12N158W 08N160W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N157W 05N161W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF A LINE 25N140W 23N156W 17N174W
08N174W 00N167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF A LINE 26N140W
15N169W 00N166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF A LINE 22N140W 19N178E
12N164E 03N166W 02N140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 168W AND 173W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AREA 21N140W 13N140W 00N150W 00N157W 12N160E
20N160E 30N168E 30N163W 17N168W 25N154W 21N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 23N140W
05N140W 00N153W 00N167W 11N172E 30N167W 30N152W 23N140W. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 25N178W 14N160E 20N160E 25N178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 30N140W 06N140W
00N157W 00N172W 12N179E 19N171W 19N154W 30N149W 30N140W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 06N W OF 178E.

$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.


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