High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU DEC 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 DEC 05 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 06 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 07 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N159W 23N172W 22N177E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 178W AND 163W. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N150W 24N156W 20N162W 18N165W. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT...AND FROM 23N TO 16N BETWEEN
179W AND 161W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N146W 23N153W 20N161W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT FROM 25N TO 20N BETWEEN 163W AND 158W.

.FRONT 30N155W 25N161W 22N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF LINE 30N148W 23N159W 24N162W 30N160W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 28N BETWEEN 157W AND 149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT DIRECTLY DESCRIBED
ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT JUST W OF AREA. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N W OF 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N178E 25N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
26N BETWEEN 168E AND 166W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 08N E OF 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 06N W OF 169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 04N W OF 148W.

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 177E AND 152W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N140W 22N154W 21N179E 26N165E 30N167E. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT FROM 16N TO 07N E OF 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N141W 22N156W
16N175W 19N172E 22N172E 28N170E 29N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE
23N140W 15N169W 15N162E 05N161E 05N170W 00N161W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 30N140W 20N148W
24N170W 27N171W 28N173E 30N169E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 22N W OF
152W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22N TO 09N E OF 150W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W 08N159W 06N177E 04N168E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.