High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC MON APR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC APR 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 01 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N164E 27N160E MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 30N170E 27N165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.WEAK FRONT 30N162W 27N163W 25N165W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N162W 27N162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N163W 24N163W.

.TROUGH 30N168E 26N168W 26N170W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N165W 27S166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 24N166W 20S167W 16N165W MOVING NW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N165W 18N164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF A LINE 25N140W 07N171W 06N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 06N E OF
154W. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 06N W OF 177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 07N
E OF 166W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12N TO 05N E OF 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FROM 10N TO 06N W OF 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LOWER.

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

.ITCZ 05N140W 03N160W 04N179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM
OF ITCZ E OF 144W AND W OF 162W.

$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.