High Seas Forecast
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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC APR 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK FRONT 25S177E 16S167E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 10S166E 08S174E 12S173W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH W BETWEEN 170W AND
160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S172E 08S178W 13S172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S172E 13S176W.

.FRONT 15S151W 14S149W 21S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 140W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 16S141W 18S127W 22S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 15S147W 19S130W 23S120W.

.TROUGH 20S171W 25S168W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S173W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23S163W 18S166W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 12S160E 15S170E 25S180W...AND S OF
18S E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 12S160E 14S170E
15S180W 25S175W...AND S OF 18S E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 15S160E 15S180W
25S175W...AND S OF 20S E OF 145W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 S OF LINE 15S160E 20S180W 25S180W...AND E OF LINE
18S158W 25S158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 12S160E 12S170E
25S178W...AND E OF LINE 18S140W 25S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 15S165E 20S180W...AND
S OF 20S E OF 145W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 08S151W.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.
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