High Seas Forecast
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FZPN40 PHFO 121506
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 12 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 14 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N179E 22N170E 18N160E MOVING E SLOWLY N OF 22N AND
NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 25N160E 26N174E 19N160E 25N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 24N176E 19N170E. NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N160E 30N177W 30N175W 15N160E 28N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N167W 26N172W 19N179E. NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N160E 30N176E 30N168W 16N172E 12N172E
05N165E 06N160E 22N160E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N160E 19N178W
25N167W 22N144W 12N140W 15N140W 07N140W 02N167W 02N174E 06N160E
10N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 03N E OF
176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 02N E OF
172W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 18 TO 19 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 173E AND 162E. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N178E 19N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
N OF LINE 30N179E 15N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE 06N140W
00N179E 00N175E 12N165E 30N170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N173W
20N177E 14N160E 26N160E 30N172E 30N173W...AND N OF LINE 30N146W
25N142W 25N140W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W
01N175W 02N173E 07N160E...EXCEPT N OF 25N BETWEEN 155W AND 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N172W
20N177E 20N168E 23N169W 30N177W 30N172W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
N OF 02N...EXCEPT N OF 24N BETWEEN 145W AND 161W.

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

.ITCZ 02N140W 03N147W 02N156W 02N162W...AND 06N175E 06N160E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 150W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18N TO 15N BETWEEN 164W AND 169W.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.