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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC MON APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC APR 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N176E 26N170E THENCE TROUGH TO 23N160E MOVING E 15 KT
ALONG 30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N179E 25N165E
25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N180W 27N160E.

.TROUGH FROM 27N149W 25N145W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 180W AND 155W.
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 15N
BETWEEN 168E AND 172W...AND FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 162W AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 13N
BETWEEN 168E AND 177W...AND FROM 07N TO 24N E OF 162W.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 21N160E 30N174E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM
05N TO 17N E OF 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 05N TO 17N E OF 171E. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 175E AND 179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N150W
15N140W 06N140W 04N180W 10N168W 16N168W 23N150W.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 02N151W 03N154W 02N165W 03N174W 04N160E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 170E AND 160W...AND WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S OF ITCZ E
OF 151W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 11N W OF 170W.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.