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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SAT APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC APR 20 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 21 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 22 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N162E TO 27N160E MOVING E 15 KT. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N169E TO 26N164E TO 24N160E. WINDS
DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 25N166E.

.TROUGH FROM 25N140W TO 22N143W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N140W TO 21N147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N142W TO 21N149W.

.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 145W AND 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 14N
BETWEEN 144W AND 176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN
142W AND 180W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N W OF 162E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N171E TO
23N160E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF
AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 03N140W TO 04N158W TO 02N180W TO 04N167E TO 08N160E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ W OF 160W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 141W AND 146W.



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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.