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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SUN APR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC APR 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N155W 25N158W 20N165W THENCE TROUGH TO 10N170W. FRONT
MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
23N BETWEEN 150W AND 180W. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
E OF FRONT N OF 21N...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO
15N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N155W 23N157W 18N161W THENCE TROUGH
TO 13N166W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 20N E OF 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N151W 24N153W 20N156W. TROUGH
DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N E OF 175W.

.TROUGH 10N175W 05N176W MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N170W 07N175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06N177W 02N179W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N162E 25N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 25N W OF 170E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N W OF 180W...EXCEPT N OF 25N BETWEEN
175E AND 165E...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 160E AND 180W...AND
FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 25N
BETWEEN 180W AND 170E...AND FROM 05N TO 20N E OF 150W...AND
N OF LINE FROM 30N165E 25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHING TO UNDER 20 KT.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF LINE 30N170E 20N170E 30N160W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF LINE 10N160W 30N150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 180W AND 165W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 05N175E 30N150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 173W AND 160W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 10N160E 10N175W 30N150W.

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

.ITCZ 02N168W 02N160W 04N150W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
300 NM OF POINT 05N145W...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 08N174W.

.SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 175E AND 180W.


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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.