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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC WED MAY 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 08 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 09 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N165W TO 26N172W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 27N160W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N157W TO 24N160W TO 21N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N154W TO 23N158W TO 19N158W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N BETWEEN 178W AND 162E. NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 07N W OF 168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N158W TO 24N174W TO 09N176W TO 09N173E TO 21N160E TO
20N176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N160W TO 14N172W TO 14N173E TO 26N174E TO 30N169W TO
30N160E.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 25N TO 19N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
N OF 28N BETWEEN 160W AND 171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 05N158W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07N TO 02N W OF 175W.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.