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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT MAY 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 12 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 13 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S155W 16S165W...THENCE TROUGH TO 12S171W 08S170W
07S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF 19S. TROUGH NEARLY
STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF FRONT
AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S150W 15S170W 12S175E THENCE TROUGH
10S170E 05S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH AND FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO A TROUGH 21S157W 12S180W
12S176E 11S170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF TROUGH.

.FRONT 20S120W 22S128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 18S120W 18S130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 16S120W 14S127W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 176W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT S OF LINE 20S160E 10S175E 15S170W 25S155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 165W AND
160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 15S160E 10S170E
15S160W 25S150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 165W AND
150W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S160E 10S160W
25S140W.

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


$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.