High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC WED MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW N OF AREA NEAR 31N160W 1009 MB MOVING W 15 KT. FRONT 30N157W
24N160W 21N164W 21N172W MOVING ESE SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
A LINE 26N150W 18N170W 17N180W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT
AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N156W 22N159W 18N164W. NW TO N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 167W AND 173W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N160W 20N180W. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N
BETWEEN 151W AND FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N157W 23N160W
17N164W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N BETWEEN 151W AND 179E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N BETWEEN 180W AND 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 27N
BETWEEN 180W AND 161E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 24N W OF 175E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF OF A LINE FROM 30N153W TO 19N174W TO
17N165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 161W AND
175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N152W 13N177E 18N164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 161W AND
179W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N153W 11N175W 10N178E.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF A LINE FROM 10N178E TO 25N178E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF 19N163E...AND WITHIN 90
NM OF 08N164E.

.ITCZ 10N140W 05N168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF
ITCZ.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE/ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.