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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED APR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC APR 10 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 11 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 12 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.FRONT 30N167W 28N176W 30N176E MOVING SE 20 KT. TROUGH 29N161W
26N166W 22N172W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE
30N169W 26N178W 21N179E 21N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N154W 27N170W 30N178W. TROUGH 29N164W
16N175W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF LINE 30N163W 27N273W 30N179E. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE IN AREA 30N159W 10N170E 07N160E. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT IN AREA 30N165W 25N175W 27N175E 30N175E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
N OF LINE 30N160W 20N180W 23N170E 30N167E.
.24 FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 27N170W 998 MB. FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH
FROM LOW TO 30N160W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 15N173W. WINDS 30 TO 50 KT N
OF LINE 30N164W 27N171W 27N178W 30N179W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
N OF LINE 30N158W 25N170W 23N175W 23N160W. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N170W 996 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25N164W
13N173W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 175W AND 180E...AND N OF
25N BETWEEN 160W AND 165W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N150W 20N150W 20N165W 23N173W 20N179E 20N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 179E...AND FROM 07N TO 23N
E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 29N E OF 160W...AND
FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 20N E OF 161W...AND
W OF 180E BETWEEN 09N AND 20N. ADDITIONAL WINDS DESCRIBED IN STORM
WARNING ABOVE.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N174E 28N179W 30N168W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
S OF LINE 22N160E 25N175E 19N168W 30N155W AND N OF 01N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN AREA 30N175E 25N173E 22N180E
30N164W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 01N AND S OF LINE 30N168E
23N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 23 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 170W AND 178W.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA 30N175E 21N167E 15N174E 30N158W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 07N160E 15N180E 23N160W 30N151W.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 160W BETWEEN 01N TO 21N.

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

.ITCZ 03N140W 03N155W 01N170W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM N OF ITCZ W OF 165W.

$$

.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.