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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI MAY 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S125W TO 21S129W TO 18S132W MOVING E 10 KT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 25S121W TO
20S123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MOVED S OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 25S171W TO 14S179E TO 10S170E TO 09S160E MOVING
E 10 KT E OF 175E...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE
FROM 25S175W TO 15S171E TO 12S160E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FIRST LOW 14S177W 1007 MB. NEW SECOND LOW
11S171E 1005 MB. DEVELOPING FRONT FROM 25S167W TO 22S171W THENCE
TROUGH TO FIRST LOW TO 11S178E TO SECOND LOW TO 09S160E. SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 22S. SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT S OF A
LINE FROM 20S178W TO 14S169E TO 14S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW 17S177W 1006 MB. SECOND LOW 11S169E
1006 MB. FRONT FROM 25S166W TO 22S171W THENCE TROUGH TO FIRST LOW
TO 12S175E TO SECOND LOW TO 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
TROUGH AND 20S W OF 170E. SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM
25S160W TO 12S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 13S167W TO 11S171W TO 07S177W MOVING SW 20 KT.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT AND TROUGH DESCRIBED
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.

.TROUGH FROM 07S151W TO 07S161W TO 04S169W MOVING SW SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 24S BETWEEN 140W AND 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 22S BETWEEN
130W AND 145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 22S BETWEEN
128W AND 150W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18S W OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18S W OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15S TO 22S
BETWEEN 128W AND 145W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.