High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC MON MAY 12 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 13 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 14 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 30N175W 24N178W 18N174W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN 175W AND 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N176E 22N175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH 30N173W 25N178E 23N171E.

.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 05N BETWEEN 174W AND 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 27N TO 21N
BETWEEN 161W AND 145W...AND FROM 11N TO 05N BETWEEN 179W AND 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 17N TO 01N BETWEEN 177W AND 143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 16N TO 02N BETWEEN 179E AND
147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 15N TO 02N BETWEEN 173E AND
155W.

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

.ITCZ 05N140W 02N156W 01N174E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N
TO ITCZ BETWEEN 161W AND 157W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.