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FZPN40 PHFO 131503
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 14 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 15 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N159W 25N160W 19N165W THENCE TROUGH TO 10N170W. FRONT
MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
A LINE 30N151W 24N153W 24N178W 11N172E 12N160E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N157W 24N160W 19N164W THENCE TROUGH
TO 15N169W 10N171W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N148W 22N154W
25N179W 30N178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N154W 25N156W 19N160W. TROUGH 15N169W
08N172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 23N BETWEEN 148W AND 176W.

.TROUGH 25N140W 26N146W 29N151W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N161E 29N160E.

.WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 09N BETWEEN 149W AND 166W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 04N
E OF 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 10N
BETWEEN 178W AND 165E. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N
W OF 166E.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE 30N165W 21N175W 21N172E 30N170E.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N152W 12N167W 11N160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 19 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 170W AND 172W.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N166W 23N171W 25N179W
30N179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N151W 16N172W
09N174W 10N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N BETWEEN 162W AND 172W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 30N150W 11N177W 11N160E.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 07N175W 06N175E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF ITCZ.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.