High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SAT MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 04 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 05 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 06 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 08S160E 17S180W 25S170 MOVING E SLOWLY AT 10 KTS.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH
W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S160E 25S160E 20S180W 25S170W
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH 13S171W 08S169W T07S177W MOVING SW 20 KT.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH MENTIONED ABOVE.

.FRONT 18S132W 25S125W MOVING SE SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS WITHN 300 NM E OF FRONT S OF 15S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S AND E OF FORECAST AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S W OF 180E...AND S OF LINE
25S160W 10S150W 20S140W 00S 120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S160E
18S180W 25S170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 10S BETWEEN
160W AND 140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15S ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S W OF 180W...AND
S OF 15S E OF 145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15S ACROSS ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA EXCEPT N OF 15S BETWEEN 180W AND 150W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.