High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC FRI MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N166W 25N166W 21N168W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N167W 26N167W 21N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N171W 25N168W 22N166W.

.TROUGH 23N175E 18N177E MOVING W 10 KTS. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N170E 19N171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N168E 18N170E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 07N E OF 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 06N
BETWEEN 152W AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KTS N OF 25N BETWEEN
162W AND 169W.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12N TO 06N BETWEEN 147W AND 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 03N BETWEEN 179W AND 158E.

.ITCZ 07N140E 06N156W 05N171W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 152W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 300 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE/JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.