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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC THU MAY 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N158W TO 27N163W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 30N157W TO 25N160W TO 22N160W MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N158W TO 22N160W TO 18N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25N160W TO 17N160W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA FROM 30N158W TO
22N176W TO 06N176W TO 07N163E TO 22N160E TO 30N170E TO 30N158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N157W TO 07N180W TO 20N170E TO 30N177E TO 30N157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N158W TO 24N152W TO 14N175W TO 21N176E TO 30N170W TO
30N158W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 24N TO 18N BETWEEN 174E AND 166E. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 157W AND 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 159W AND 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 171W AND 180E.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 06N147W TO 07N165W TO 04N177E TO 02N173E.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSMTS WITHIN 120 NM OF 19N168E.

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.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.