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FZPN40 PHFO 182236
HSFNP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC MON MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAR 18 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 19 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 20 2024.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 30N168W 20N180W 19N164E MOVING E 25 KT E OF 180W AND
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF LINE 30N175W 27N169W 30N160W. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N155W 26N165W 25N180W. WINDS DECREASED
TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N146W 26N160W 25N171W. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.FRONT W OF FORECAST AREA. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N167E
28N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N166E 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
28N BETWEEN 165E AND 173E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N177E 24N170E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT W OF 162E N OF 26N. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR BELOW OVER REMINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF LINE 30N169E 21N170E 30N174W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 14N160E 21N180E 30N167W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N
OF 15N E OF 154W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 30N175W 27N170W
30N164W, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N172E 12N170E
12N177W 30N157W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE 30N168E 28N160E. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 30N145W 20N150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 30N171E 29N165E
30N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N178E 21N160E.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE 30N172W 15N172W 20N162W 21N154W 30N148W.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 03N140W 01N150W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 01N TO 10N W OF 178E.
$$
.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.