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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 08 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 09 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 10 2025.

.WARNINGS.


...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N150W TO 22N155W TO 15N171W TO 15N173E MOVING E 10
KT N OF 25...SLOWLY E TO STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. W TO SW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT N OF LINE FROM 30N147W TO 27N158W TO 28N171W. NW TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N141W TO 23N158W TO
26N175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N147W TO 25N151W TO 20N160W. WINDS
EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED INTO TROUGH FROM 30N147W TO
26N152W TO 20N160W.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N155W TO 25N160W MOVING E AROUND 10 KT. W TO SW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N OF LINE FROM 30N147W TO 27N158W TO 30N164W.
NW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N141W TO
23N158W TO 26N175W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FIRST GALE FRONT ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N165E TO 26N160E MOVING E 10 KT. SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 30N170E TO 25N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N170E TO 25N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 30N178E TO 27N165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 28N170E TO 27N160E. WINDS
EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 18N.

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

.SEAS 20 FT OR GREATER N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W TO 23N162W TO
30N177W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N146W TO
13N170E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM
19N155W TO 13N150W...S OF 04N E OF 166W...AND S OF 06N W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT BETWEEN TWO LINES FROM 30N144W
TO 05N167W AND 30N175W TO 08N168E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
EXCEPT WITHIN 210 NM OF A LINE FROM 28N169E TO 21N160E...AND S OF
04N E OF 160W AND W OF 173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT WITHIN 210 NM OF A LINE
FROM 30N174W TO 20N168E...AND N OF 04N E OF 147W AND W OF 173E.

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

.ITCZ FROM 12N166W TO 07N175W TO 04N174E.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 06N178E TO
07N163E.



$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.