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FZPN40 PHFO 262242
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N178E TO 24N170E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF A LINE FROM 30N174W TO 22N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N170W TO 24N180E TO 21N166E.
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 169W AND 173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N162W TO 24N173W TO 20N180E.
WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR BELOW.

.FRONT WEAKENING FROM 27N140W TO 20N145W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMES TROUGH FROM 21N140W TO 18N143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVES E OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 30N145W TO 28N148W MOVING SW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N143W TO 26N144W TO 23N148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N140W TO 25N146W. N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 144W AND 147W.

.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 10N W OF 164E. E TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 09N BETWEEN 163W AND 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE FROM
25N174E TO 16N175W TO 16N160W TO 05N155W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 05N BETWEEN 154W AND 169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE FROM
23N180E TO 18N180E TO 16N157W TO 07N157W.


.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N171E TO 26N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N178W
TO 23N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N168W
TO 23N178W TO 21N171W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE
FROM 30N166W TO 18N175W TO 14N160W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 10N140W TO 10N156W TO 06N170W TO 09N171W TO 09N160W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 173E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ ELSEWHERE.


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.FORECASTER . HONOLULU HI.