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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 20 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 21 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 22 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 23S120W 19S126W THENCE TROUGH 16S133W 14S143W 12S150W.
FRONT MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 24S120W 16S162W
13S143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S120W 18S131S 15S140W.

.FRONT 25S174E 21S172E 16S167E THENCE TROUGH 12S163E 11S160E.
FRONT MOVING SE 20 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179W 19S175E THENCE TROUGH 12S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S173W 22S179W THENCE TROUGH 14S169E
09S160E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S BETWEEN 145W ANN 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 20S
BETWEEN 135W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 20S
BETWEEN 135W AND 140W...AND FROM 15S TO 20S W OF 167E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 22S120W 16S130W 12S149W 25S157W. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT SW OF LINE 25S162E 22S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 18S130W 11S156W
12S160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S130W 17S155W...AND
S OF 22S BETWEEN 175E AND 164E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE S OF 23S BETWEEN 170W AND 175E.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.