High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S168W 21S172W THENCE TROUGH 16S1783 11S168E MOVING
E 15 KT S OF 20S. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM FRONT AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S165W 16S180E THENCE TROUGH 07S176E
11S168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S160W 18S175W
14S163E.

.TROUGH 18S167W 10S178W MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.FRONT 22S147W 22S142W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S128W 21S135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED.

.TROUGH 10S150W 05N160W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S154W 06S163W 06S155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 10S W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FROM 18S TO 12S W OF 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FROM 20S TO 12S W OF 170E...AND
FROM 20S TO 13S BETWEEN 155W AND 140W.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12S TO 18S W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
OF LINE 05S160W 10S150W.



$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.