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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N161W TO 25N164W TO 22N168W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 30N160W 1007 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
24N161W TO 19N164W. WINDS NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER. WINDS NW TO SE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N
OF 25N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM
30N155W TO 22N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED NW OF AREA. FRONT FROM 30N157W TO
23N158W TO 16N163W. WINDS SE 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N
OF 29N...AND NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND
175W. WINDS SE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 150W AND
FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 175W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 28N158W TO 20N164W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT MENTIONED IN GALE
WARNING ABOVE.

.WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 23N170W TO 30N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS N TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM
20N170W TO 14N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE N OF 13N W OF 175W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF OF A LINE FROM 30N168W TO 17N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 22N170W TO
16N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W TO
16N170W TO 14N173E TO 19N160E.

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

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 06N165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN
ITCZ AND 01N W OF 150W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 09N177W TO
09N162E.

$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.