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Spot Forecast for Kure Atoll...NOAA
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
724 AM HST Sun Sep 22 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on September 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Moderate to fresh easterly trade winds will prevail
through Wednesday, decline Thursday, then become variable Friday or
Saturday. A disturbance aloft will produce a slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, though most should remain off to the
southwest. An area of showers and thunderstorms will develop
southeast of the area Thursday into Saturday, but at this time, it
does not look to move over the atoll.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and a slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Partly
                    cloudy with isolated showers in the afternoon.
Surface winds (kts).East winds around 15 knots.
Swell height........West 1 foot.
Swell period........10 seconds.
Wave height.........5 feet.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 15 to 17 knots.
Swell height........North-northwest 1 foot.
Swell period........11 seconds.
Wave height.........6 feet.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 14 to 17 knots.
Swell height........Northwest building to 5 feet.
Swell period........14 seconds.
Wave height.........6 to 8 feet.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...East winds around 15 to 18 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet. Scattered showers. Northwest swell 5 to 6 feet at 13 seconds
decreasing to 3 to 5 feet at 12 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 12 knots. Seas 6 feet. Scattered showers.
Northwest swell 2 feet 12 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 8 knots. Seas 5 feet. Scattered showers.
Northwest swell 2 feet 10 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Variable winds 5 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Scattered
showers. Northwest swell 2 feet 9 seconds.

$$
Forecaster...Wroe
Requested by...CO Oscar Elton Sette
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2420203.5/HFO
.DELDT 09/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nwhi.monk.seal@noaa.gov