High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC WED FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FEB 05 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 06 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 07 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N179E TO 28N174E MOVING ESE 15 KT THENCE A
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 28N166E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF
29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN
600 NM E OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM
EITHER SIDE OF STATIONARY FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N165W TO 27N170W TO 26N177W. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N159W TO
25N164W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. ASSOCIATED
SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW JUST N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 32N149W 1009 MB MOVING ESE 10
KT. WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N144W TO 28N140W MOVING E 10 KT.
ASSOCIATED WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN
156 AND 143W. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N144W 1009 NB. WARM FRONT EXITED
FORECAST AREA TO N. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 27N152W. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT N OF 24N E OF 150W. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW NEAR 27N140W 1009 MB. FRONT
DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 27N150W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER
FORECAST WATERS N OF TROUGH.

.COLD FRONT W OF FORECAST AREA MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N170E TO 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N W OF 179E. ASSOCIATED SEAS
INCLUDED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 27N177E TO 24N164E. FRONT
DISSIPATING W OF 177E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N
OF 27N BETWEEN 165E AND 165W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY
20N179W 20N160W 13N145W 07N150W 05N160W 06N170W TO 08N179E TO
06N170E TO 04N160E 00N160E 10N160E 15N175E 20N179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 07N170E 07N175W 15N160W 12N140W 08N140W 05N160W 00N170W
00N160E 15N160E 07N170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS NE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND
BY 16N179W 14N160W 00N160W 00N170E 05N160E 11N160E 16N179W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 30N160E 30N140W 24N140W
04N165W 04N160E 10N160E 27N175E 27N160E 30N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N
BETWEEN 160W AND 145W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA
BOUND BY 30N160E 30N140W 18N140W 22N156W 26N178E 26N160E 30N160E.
ALSO SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 15N TO 03N BETWEEN 160E AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN AN AREA BOUND BY 30N160E
30N140W 25N140W 22N163W 24N176E 16N160E 30N160E. ALSO SEAS 8 TO
10 FT FROM 14N TO 04N BETWEEN 170E AND 170W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 07N150W TO 05N160W TO 04N170W TO 06N179E
06N170E 03N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ E OF 170E.

$$

.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.