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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 26 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 27 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 28 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 25S173W 21S178W THENCE TROUGH TO 18S170E. COLD FRONT
MOVING E SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING N SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 25S171W 19S175W THENCE TROUGH TO
17S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S168W 12S174E
06S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 170E.

.TROUGH 03S165E 15S168W MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S160E 13S180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
ABOVE.

.TROUGH 25S125W 20S134W 15S161W NEARLY STATIONARY AND ERODING FROM
THE W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 18S TO 08S
141W AND 153W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S BETWEEN 132W AND
145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 25S120W 23S126W THENCE TROUGH
17S141W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. TROUGH 24S120W 21S135W.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S E OF 158W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO
03S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 25S135W 20S130W
00S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20S TO 15S W OF 165E...AND FROM 10S
TO 04S W OF 161E.

$$

.FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.