High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC TUE APR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 30 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 01 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 02 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 06S160E 07S170E 10S170W 10S154W NEARLY STATIONARY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S160E 08S180E 08S167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 02S160E 10S178E 12S171W.

.TROUGH 25S172W 18S176E 12S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S172W 18S179W 13S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173W 18S178E 14S165E.

.TROUGH 22S173W 17S175W 14S176W MOVING S SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 390 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 18S TO 11S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY TROUGH ABOVE.

.TROUGH 25S134W 20S140W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S131W 19S135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S127W 19S132W.

.SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 12S W OF 173E...AND WITHIN
AN AREA BOUNDED BY 17S144W 25S158W 25S162W 16S163W 13S150W 17S144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 12S W OF
170E...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S133W 12S151W 13S166W
20S166W 25S153W 25S133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 25S176W
17S175E 10S160E...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S130W 10S150W
15S170W 25S160W 25S130W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 16S BETWEEN 161W AND 156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 14S BETWEEN
160W AND 167W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 25S136W 20S144W 21S154W
25S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 146W AND
131W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 24S120W 12S151W 13S168W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.



$$

.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.