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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC TUE MAY 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 07 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 08 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 09 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 20S172W 1006 MB MOVING SW 25 KT. TROUGH FROM 06S160E TO
15S180E TO LOW TO 25S162W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 13S TO TROUGH W OF 170E.... AND WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH E
OF 165W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH...
AND FROM 20S TO 15S BETWEEN 170W AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 07S160E TO 13S180W
TO 20S170W TO 25S167W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH E
OF 170W... AND S OF TROUGH W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S160E TO 11S180E TO 18S170W TO 25S164W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 176E AND 158W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT FROM 21S TO 10S W OF 170E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 10S150W TO 10S160W TO
20S165W... AND S OF 21S BETWEEN 135W AND 129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S W OF 175W... AND S OF
23S BETWEEN 143W AND 138W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S162W TO
20S170W TO 20S160E.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 04S BETWEEN 173W AND 165W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 15S TO 02S BETWEEN 174W AND
160W... AND FROM 07S TO 03S BETWEEN 166E AND 170E.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.