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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC THU APR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC APR 11 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 12 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 13 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 23S164W MOVING S 15 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO 24S163W
24S161W 19S155W 19S140W 23S126W 25S123W. FRONT MOVING S SLOWLY E
OF 155W...NEARLY STATIONARY BETWEEN 155W AND 150W...AND MOVING NE
10 KT E OF 150W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 18S170W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS
30 TO 40 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 166W AND 155W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S167W 20S165W 16S160W 19S154W 19S140W
22S130W 25S124W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF LINE
25S167W 18S162W 18S150W 25S155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 25S120W
20S130W 16S145W 25S158W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S160W 16S150W 16S140W 20S130W 21S130W 21S145W 25S148W 25S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W 18S130W 14S147W 17S155W 25S159W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S160W 17S155W 14S148W
15S140W 18S130W 20S130W 20S140W 25S145W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 08S173E 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. TROUGH 03S160E 07S162E
08S165E TO LOW TO 07S178W 09S170W 12S165W 18S162W MOVING W SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 450 NM N OF TROUGH.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE BETWEEN TROUGH AND
LINE 00S160E 00S170E 04S154W 12S145W 18S155W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE 18S162W 13S172E 07S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S160W 18S164W 14S171W 11S180W 11S170E
04S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S161W 19S165W 11S174E 12S170E 07S160E.

.FRONT 25S173E 24S173E 21S171E 17S160E MOVING E SLOWLY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM NE OF FRONT E OF 170E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S177E 20S170E
16S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S179E 22S178E 17S160E.

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

.SEAS 18 TO 20 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 164W AND 155W. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S170W 20S167W 21S162W 19S155W 19S144W
20S137W 25S125W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 20S160E
25S170E 15S170W 16S151W 19S130W 24S124W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF 121W
BETWEEN 07S AND 10S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 165W AND
156W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S170W 22S167W 21S160W
16S150W 16S140W 20S120W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S W OF 175E.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 15S160E 22S166E 19S172E
25S180W 25S176W 17S170W 11S155W 15S145W 10S130W 14S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 22S166E
13S175E 18S178E 18S175W 07S150W 14S145W 02S130W 04S120W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03S TO 06S E OF 130W.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.