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FZPN40 PHFO 271532
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW JUST N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 31N172W MOVING N SLOWLY. FRONT
30N171W 27N170W 21N177E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 170E AND FRONT.  ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 31N170W. FRONT
30N165W 24N170W 20N178W. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR
LESS AND SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT
30N162W 23N167W THENCE TROUGH 21N172W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 30N165E 28N160E THENCE TROUGH
20N160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF A LINE 30N140W 10N165W 05N165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE 30N140W 15N160W
05N160W 05N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 20 TO 25 KT 25N140W 05N160W 05N140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 05N TO 20N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 20N E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM ITCZ TO 15N E OF 165W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ITCZ 02N174E 04N160W 03N140W. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM
N OF ITCZ E OF 155W...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 05S165E.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 10N W OF 170E.


$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.