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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S179E TO 21S178E TO 10S170E MOVING E 10 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S179W TO 15S179E TO 08S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S177W TO 06S169E TO 03S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 13S131W TO 10S141W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13S138W TO 09S142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15S139W TO 10S146W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 25S135W TO 22S137W.

.WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 25S144W TO 13S147W
TO 09S164W TO 18S178W TO 25S178E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S
TO 12S W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 25S144W
TO 11S147W TO 10S168W TO 15S176E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM S OF
A LINE FROM 25S176E TO 15S173E TO 11S167E TO 08S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM
25S142W TO 11S147W TO 11S161W TO 25S175W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 17S TO 11S W OF 168E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 20S120W TO 16S145W TO 07S151W
TO 25S176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 22S TO 18S BETWEEN 160W
AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 14S120W TO
15S129W TO 21S134W TO 10S151W TO 10S168W TO 25S175E. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT FROM 15S TO 12S W OF 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 12S120W TO
14S128W TO 22S136W TO 09S152W TO 10S163W TO 25S175W. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 174E AND 25S168E.

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

$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.