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FZPN40 PHFO 150312
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC FRI NOV 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FOR
DETAILS SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU UNDER
AWIPS HEADER HFOCWFHFO AND WMO HEADER FZHW50 PHFO.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N177E 26N174E 22N170E 20N160E MOVING ESE 10 KT E OF 170E
AND NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 170E. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT N OF 26N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT W OF
165E...WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N...AND FROM 20N TO 28N
BETWEEN 173W AND 179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING TROUGH 30N175W 24N170E 17N165E.
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT N OF 24N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N180E 27N178E 22N173E. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH N OF 27N.

.TROUGH 22N174E 17N171E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE.

.WEAK LOW 07N146W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW
TO 08N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 08N147W 1009 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE SECTION ABOVE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
11N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE SECTION ABOVE...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE 30N155W 22N165W 10N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE SECTION ABOVE...E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT E OF LINE 27N155W 22N170W 10N177W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 23N E OF 148W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N
OF 10N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 30N178W 25N170E
30N167E. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 146W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N176W 24N170E 24N160E...AND ELSEWHERE N
OF 09N E OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 150W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N165E 10N165W 09N140W.

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

.ITCZ 08N150W 07N165W 08N173W 08N174E 05N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 174E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ AND 120 S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 174E AND 173W...
AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ E OF 173W.

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.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.