High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC WED JAN 15 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 15 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 16 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 17 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N177W TO 24N171E TO 20N160E MOVING E 30 KT
ALONG 30N AND SE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE
FROM 30N170W TO 26N180E TO 30N165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N165W TO 25N173W TO 24N177W. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 162W AND 166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N156W TO 25N162W TO 23N167W. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 150W AND 163W.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N153W TO 24N163W MOVING E 10 KT. NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N146W TO 27N149W.
ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 17N W OF
166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 03N TO 17N W
OF 177W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT NEAR 30N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
28N W OF 164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT NEAR 30N160W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED
TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 18 TO 24 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N171E TO 27N160E. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N174E TO 23N160E. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N170W TO 20N160E. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT N OF 19N E OF 165W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 22 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N176W TO
26N177E TO 30N169E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
30N174W TO 18N166E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
30N172W TO 10N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 155W.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 15N E OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 16 T0 20 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N162W TO
25N168W TO 30N177W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
30N160W TO 20N175W TO 30N177E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT ENTIRE AREA
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N157W TO 23N165W TO 00N170W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 04N157W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 164E.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.