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HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 24 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 25 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 26 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 21S165E 1010 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. SECOND LOW NEAR 21S174W
1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH 14S160E TO FIRST LOW TO 19S170E
19S179E TO SECOND LOW TO 25S168W NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT S OF TROUGH. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 18S BETWEEN 174W
AND 167W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED JUST S OF AREA. SECOND LOW DISSIPATED.
TROUGH 10S160E TO 25S173E TO 21S170W 23S160W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S
OF 22S BETWEEN 176E AND 178W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF
21S BETWEEN 174E AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH 25S175W
17S176E 12S160E. SECOND TROUGH 25S177W 18S160W 25S150W. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF SECOND TROUGH.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 10S173E 16S180E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 08S120W 07S131W 03S145W 04S162W 02S165W NEARLY STATIONARY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 155W...
AND WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 140W AND 136W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 25S143W 20S150W 11S157W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S145W 18S152W 08S162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S138W 18S140W.

.TROUGH 17S132W 21S128W 21S120W MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 20S E OF 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DISSIPATED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S175W TO 18S160E... AND S OF
16S E OF 138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 165E AND 168W...
AND S OF 22S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S139W TO
20S160W TO 20S170W TO 25S175W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 05S W OF 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 10S W OF 171E... AND FROM 15S TO 09S BETWEEN 175W AND
168W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.