High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC THU MAY 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N156W TO 25N163W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 28N158W TO 22N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING A TROUGH FROM 25N156W TO
18N154W.

.TROUGH FROM 03N179W TO 02N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06N167E TO 06N160E. .48 HOUR
FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05N179E TO 07N160E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N BETWEEN 167W AND 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 14N BETWEEN 160W
AND 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N BETWEEN 160W
AND 176E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 178E TO 167E...AND N OF
29N BETWEEN 165W AND 174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT
MENTIONED ABOVE AND 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 20N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 06N157W TO 03N172W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM FROM 04N177W AND WITHIN 60
NM OF A LINE FROM 09N174E TO 05N160E.



$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.