High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC FRI MAY 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 09 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 11 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N163E 28N160E MOVING E 25 KT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90
NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMES TROUGH 30N178W 22N176E 20N172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N173W 22N176E.

.TROUGH 30N173E 20N173E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 178W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 06N BETWEEN 146W AND 177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 05N BETWEEN 145W AND 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 02N BETWEEN 146W
AND 176W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21N TO 06N BETWEEN 163W AND 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 07N BETWEEN 162W AND
168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 11N TO 06N BETWEEN 161W AND
171W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 06N140W 04N147W 04N163W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS E OF 147W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 06N BETWEEN 168W AND 163E.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.