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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU MAY 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 02 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 03 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 04 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 02S166E 06S171E 11S175W 10S158W MOVING S SLOWLY. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 177E AND 175W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 03S160E 11S175E 12S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 13S175W 1006 MB. TROUGH 06S160E
12S172E 11S178W TO LOW TO 18S170W.

.TROUGH 25S172W 17S177E 14S170E 11S160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S170W 17S176E.

.TROUGH 25S130W 21S134W 21S137W 20S144W MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENED TO A FRONT 25S127W 21S132W
19S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S123W 22S127W 18S133W.

.SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE 25S130W 20S139W
20S157W...AND FROM 19S TO 14S BETWEEN 150W AND 168W...AND FROM 17S
TO 12S W OF 168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE 25S128W
17S140W 17S158W...AND FROM 16S TO 12S BETWEEN 152W AND
161W...AND S OF A LINE 21S175W 11S166E 10S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE 24S177W
18S180E 13S170E 11S160E...AND FROM 21S TO 17S BETWEEN 137W AND
152W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S131W 19S142W 21S159W. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT FROM 18S TO 13S BETWEEN 161W AND 168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 19S120W 16S148W
17S158W 20S163W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 11S BETWEEN 151W AND
165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 13S120W 12S130W
18S135W 18S142W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 23S TO 16S BETWEEN 142W AND
157W...AND S OF A LINE 18S180E 15S170E 20S166E 20S160E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 18S TO 12S BETWEEN 162W
AND 171W.



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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.