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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC WED APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 27N163E 1015 MB MOVING NE 20KT. TROUGH FROM 30N168E TO LOW TO
25N160E MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA. TROUGH STRENGTHENS TO A
FRONT FROM 30N175W TO 27N180E TO 24N171E TO 25N160E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECAME TROUGH FROM 30N171W TO 26N173W TO
20N176W. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N171W TO 22N180E
TO 22N175E...AND FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 176E AND 167E.

.TROUGH FROM 30N180E TO 26N172E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA 07N140W 06N168E 13N168E 13N163W
25N160W 21N140W 07N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 05N AND S OF LINE FROM
22N140W TO 25N160W TO 12N178W TO 12N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 20N E OF
163W...AND FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 170E.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N179E TO
26N170E TO 26N162E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 144W
AND 161W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N171W TO
22N180E TO 22N166E...AND FROM 08N TO 16N E OF 162W.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 04N140W TO 04N160W TO 06N172W TO 03N178E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS W OF 176E FROM 02N TO 10N.


$$

.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.