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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SAT MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MAY 18 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 19 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 20 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S127W 20S131W 16S140W 13S150W 13S156W 09S161W. FRONT
MOVING E 15 KT ALONG 25S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY N OF 18S.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND 60 NM S OF FRONT W
OF 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S OF 24S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S121W 17S130W 15S140W 14S150W 12S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 23S120W 19S125W
19S130W 13S150W.

.TROUGH 25S176E 17S170E 07S160E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 18S E OF 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S178E 20S170E 08S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S177E 19S170E 11S160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 140W AND 123W. E TO SE WINDS
20 T0 25 KT S OF LINE 25S165W 18S165W 12S157W 16S140W 25S140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S E OF 135W. E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S168W 17S171W 09S165W
12S150W 16S138W 25S145W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY
25S155W 16S170W 10S170W 12S155W 15S135W 18S135W 25S145W 25S155W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 142W AND 130W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S172W 14S170W 05S157W 17S144W 17S136W
00S135W 00S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 163 AND 177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF LINE 25S142W 20S132W
25S122W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S173W 10S168W
12S150W 17S145W 17S130W 24S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN
177E AND 180W...AND N OF 06S E OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S160W
17S175W 09S170W 17S140W 13S130W 20S120W 25S120W 25S160W. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF LINE 21S160E 25S164E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN
176E AND 179W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 14S TO 17S BETWEEN 173W AND
161W...FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 176E AND 174W...AND S OF 22S
BETWEEN 180W AND 165W.

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.