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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N178E 24N173E THENCE TROUGH TO 22N170E 22N163E NEARLY
STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N180E 23N170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N175W 25N178E 22N168E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N180E 25N170E 25N165E. NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT N OF FRONT.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 165E AND 150W...AND
FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 14N... AND
FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 20N E OF 170W...AND
FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 170W.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 172E AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 173E AND 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 167E AND 175W... AND
FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 167W AND 142W.

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

.ITCZ 03N140W 02N150W 02N171W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM N OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 09S W OF 168E.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.