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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S139W 19S142W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S130W 16S137W 12S135W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 126W AND 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S124W 17S130W 13S138W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 120W AND 135W.

.TROUGH 08S160E 08S166E 15S176E 25S179W MOVING W SLOWLY. SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF A LINE 03S163E 12S165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S160E 12S171E 25S178E. WINDS EASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S160E 14S170E 25S174E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S 10S BETWEEN 145W AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S BETWEEN 145W
AND 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN
155W AND 170W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S120W 16S143W 10S152W 10S170W
25S180W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 10S W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 10S120W 20S140W
09S151W 10S170W 25S174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S 22S BETWEEN 129W AND 142W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S121W 10S155W 16S170W. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 180W AND 172E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 21S TO 16S BETWEEN 175W AND 180W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE/ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.