High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC APR 27 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 28 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 29 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW JUST N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 32N171W MOVING N SLOWLY. FRONT
30N171W 26N174W 22N180E NEARLY STATIONARY. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT...AND FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN
180E AND 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...
AND WITHIN 90 NM OF POINT 27N168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 32N173W. FRONT
30N167W 25N170W 22N176W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 172W AND 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 30N164W
26N167W THENCE TROUGH 22N171W. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR
LESS AND SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 07N TO 23N E OF 164W.
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 04N TO 12N W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN
07N AND LINE 20N140W 19N150W 15N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN
06N AND LINE 21N140W 20N150W 15N165W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25N167E 21N165E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF
FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 05N140W 06N146W 05N158W 05N168W...AND FROM 05N169E TO
04N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ
W OF 169E...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 146W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 146W AND 158W...
AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 158W AND 168W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 07N BETWEEN 175W AND 177E.

$$

.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.