High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON APR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 01 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 11S160E 16S170E 25S179W MOVING E 15 KT S OF 18S AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S160E 18S175E 25S173W. SEE WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S160E 18S176W 25S172W. SEE WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW.

.TROUGH 03S160E 09S176E 11S168W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM N AND 60 NM S OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05S160E 09S179E 09S170W.

.TROUGH 14S171W 21S170W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 12S136W 17S134W 21S135W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S138W 20S137W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 11S160E 25S174E...AND S OF 20S BETWEEN
179W AND 174W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA 25S169W 12S162W 11S145W
20S138W 25S155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 13S160E 18S172E
24S160E...AND IN AREA 25S170W 12S166W 11S150W 17S142W 25S155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF LINE 11S160E 19S178E
20S160E...AND IN AREA 25S165W 18S171W 12S170W 15S145W 25S152W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 18S173E 25S179W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN AREA 25S150W 24S163W 12S161W 12S149W 17S129W 22S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF LINE 13S160E 25S179W. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN AREA 25S170W 13S166W 11S150W 18S144W 15S155W. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF LINE 25S140W 18S127W 18S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 167E BETWEEN 15S AND 20S.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA 25S165W 19S171W 11S169W 11S149W 25S154W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 168W AND 150W.

$$

.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.