High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAR 28 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 29 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 30 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK FRONT FROM 30N140W TO 28N150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.FRONT NEAR 30N166E TO 26N160E MOVING E 35 KT. SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 24N171E TO 20N163E.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N
OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N170W TO 25N175W TO 20N177E.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 410 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
N OF LINE 30N171W TO 15N160E.

.WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 23N E OF 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 28N
E OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 25N
E OF 165W...AND FROM 05N TO 20N 2 OF 170E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN
145W AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN
148W AND 165W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 03N142W TO 05N150W TO 02N159W TO 04N173W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 166W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 30N171E TO 26N168E.

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.


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