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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 04 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 05 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 06 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 15S177W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
20S175W 25S167W MOVING E 15 KT AND FROM LOW TO 11S170E 09S160E
NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW AND TROUGH W OF LOW...AND WITHIN 90 NM
OF TROUGH E OF LOW S OF 23S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S178W 1007 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
20S174W 22S167W 25S163W AND FROM LOW TO 11S170E 09S160E. SEE SEAS
BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 20S175W 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
20S174W 25S170W AND FROM LOW TO 11S170E 10S160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.WEAK FRONT 22S130W 25S123W MOVING E SLOWLY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS E OF FRONT S OF 23S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 10S160E 18S180E 25S174W...AND FROM
16S TO 23S BETWEEN 128W AND 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 08S AND E OF 148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04S TO 23S BETWEEN 128W
AND 154W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 11S160E 15S176E 25S172W...AND S OF
LINE 25S164W 09S160W 15S140W 02S135W 04S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 11S160E 19S180E
24S160W 11S155W 02S140W 00S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 11S160E 15S175E
21S176W 10S155W 02S150W 02S120W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 173W
AND 147W.

$$

.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.