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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SUN APR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC APR 21 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 22 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 23 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N167E 24N160E MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N172E 23N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N176E 25N167E 24N160E.

.TROUGH 26N140W 23N145W 17N150W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 28N140W 17N154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N140W 22N148W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N E OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 16N
BETWEEN 180W AND 153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 17N
BETWEEN 180W AND 152W.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 176E...AND N OF 29N W OF
162E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 29N W OF 165E. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 24N160E 30N170E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM
04N TO 16N E OF 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE 30N165E 20N164E
30N179E...AND FROM 04N TO 18N E OF 175E.

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

.ITCZ 04N140W 02N156W 04N164W 02N171W 03N177W 02N177E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 NM S OF ITCZ W
OF 160W...AND WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ E OF 151W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 160W AND
151W.

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 177E.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.