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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU APR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC APR 11 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 12 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 13 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 24S163W 1006 MB MOVING S 15 KT. FRONT FROM ...FRONT
MOVING S SLOWLY E OF 155W. SECOND FRONT 25S160W 22S157W 20S154W
19S150W 19S146W 19S142W 20S136W 22S128W 25S123W MOVING N SLOWLY
E OF 150W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 165W AND 155W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S168W 19S153W 18S139W
25S122W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF
FIRST FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 25S161W
22S161W 19S163W 16S166W. SECOND FRONT 25S161W 22S158W 20S154W
18S149W 17S145W 18S138W 20S129W 22S124W 24S120W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT S OF LINE FROM 25S160W 15S150W 16S135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 24S162W 20S164W
18S168W. SECOND FRONT 19S149W 18S145W 18S140W 19S134W 22S126W
25S120W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12S BETWEEN 136W AND 162W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 07S171E 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. TROUGH 04S160E 07S163E
08S168E TO LOW TO 07S177W 09S167W 16S158W MOVING W SLOWLY.
SSCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 02S160E 07S165E 09S170E
10S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 03S160E 08S165E 07S178W 09S169W 12S164W.

.TROUGH 17S160E 19S163E 21S169E 24S172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14S160E 17S164E 18S167E 19S169E 22S172E
25S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18S160E 20S166E 23S171E 25S173E.

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

.SEAS 18 TO 20 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 166W AND 156W. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 170W AND 125W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S180W 11S167W 20S120W...AND S OF LINE
16S160E 25S168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 170E AND 180E.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 16S160E 06S149W 13S141W
01S131W 01S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 10S172W
10S138W 00S134W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06S TO 15S BETWEEN 148W AND 155W.

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.