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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC MON APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC APR 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.GALE WARNING.
.FRONT 30N155W 25N155W 21N161W THENCE TROUGH TO 13N167W MOVING E
10 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN FRONT AND 150W... AND N OF
A LINE FROM 25N160W TO 21N168W TO 20N180W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 150W AND 140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 29N155W 1005 MB. FRONT FROM 30N152W
24N151W 17N156W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N E OF 152W... AND N OF
24N BETWEEN 171W AND 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 30N148W
23N150W 17N154W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W TO
25N166W TO 23N172W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N164E 23N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N
OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N168E
25N164E 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 168E AND 173E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N W OF 165E...AND FROM 15N TO 20N E OF
150W... AND FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 173E AND 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 180W
AND 170W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N161W TO 22N170W TO 30N174W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N150W TO 20N165W TO
20N177W TO 20N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 24N BETWEEN 169W AND
158W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N145W TO
20N160W TO 10N175W TO 10N177E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N145W TO
20N160W TO 10N164W TO 10N180W.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 02N155W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF
ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 167E.

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.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.