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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N166W TO 27N172W MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 27N160W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 22N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N160W TO 15N158W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N W OF 174W. NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 08N W OF 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N158W TO 21N180W TO 13N178W TO 17N163E TO 27N167E TO
30N180E TO 30N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED WITHIN AREA
FROM 30N160W TO 13N174W TO 14N172E TO 26N177E TO 30N169W TO
30N160W.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 23N TO 16N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
N OF 26N BETWEEN 157W AND 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 160W AND 173W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 06N154W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07N TO 03N W OF 173W.


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.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.