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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SUN FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 23 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 24 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 25 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N172E 25N160E MOVING E 40 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N
BETWEEN 177E AND 168E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N176E 27N177E 27N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N171W 28N173W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF
29N BETWEEN 166W AND 178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N152W
25N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 30N141W 27N158W 30N162W.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF LINE 30N164E 27N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N170E 23N160E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT N
OF LINE 30N177E 27N168E 30N163E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF
23N W OF 178W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N152W 23N168W 14N160E MOVING E 15 KT N OF 24N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY S OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N140W 26N149W 26N168W 14N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 03N W OF 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14N TO 04N W OF 149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 04N BETWEEN 156W
AND 174E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF A LINE 30N156W 25N164W 30N176W...AND N OF
LINE 30N177E 27N168E 27N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N145W 23N161W 10N161W 10N152W 01N172W 01N160E...EXCEPT IN AREA
BOUNDED BY 17N160E 21N171E 25N171E 24N160E 17N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE 30N173W 26N174E
30N170E. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 147W AND 159W. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 29N140W 13N156W 07N148W 00N162W
00N160E... EXCEPT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N160E 22N163E 27N173W
22N164E 25N160E 16N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE 30N157W 26N169W
30N173W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF N OF LINE 30N171W 26N160E. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 06N140W 00N162W 00N176W 12N166E
27N176E 23N160E...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 15N BETWEEN 157W AND 172W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 03N140W 06N152W 05N175W 04N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 270 NM OF ITCZ W OF 170W.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.