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FZPN40 PHFO 190317
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC TUE MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 19 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 20 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N160E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT N OF
LINE 30N163E 27N164E 24N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N165W 24N172W 20N180W 19N167E MOVING E 25 KT E OF 180W
AND NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF LINE 30N170W 27N166W 30N158W. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N154W 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 30N169E
28N160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N168E 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
28N BETWEEN 170E AND 175E. SEE SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179E 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 30N173E 20N172E 24N177W 30N171W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 14N160E 20N180E 30N167W. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT N OF 15N E OF 154W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN AREA 30N180E 14N170E 10N172E
10N175W 30N156W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF LINE 30N171E 27N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF LINE 30N171E 28N160E. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N180E 21N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
AREA 30N165W 19N171W 10N179E 05N179E 06N166W 15N156W 30N147W.

.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.