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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SAT MAY 02 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 02 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 03 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 04 2026.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N169N TO 23N176W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N159N TO 26N163W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT...AND FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 163W. SEAS
2.5 M TO 3 M W OF FRONT AND THEN W OF LINE FROM 26N163W TO
21N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TRANSITIONING TO TROUGH FROM 30N156W TO
25N160W. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3 M W OF FRONT AND THEN BETWEEN TWO LINES
FROM 25N160W TO 15N180W AND 25N174W TO 26N180W.

.TROUGH FROM 30N168W TO 24N171W MOVING E 10 KT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT ABOVE FROM 30N164W TO
25N171W.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 16N140W TO 12N152W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH E OF 141W.
.12 HOUR TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 19N BETWEEN 154W TO 158W...AND FROM
16N TO 18N E OF 149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 25N164W TO 22N180W...AND FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 177W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BETWEEN ITCZ AND A LINE FROM 26N145W TO 15N180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BETWEEN ITCZ AND A LINE FROM
24N145W TO 14N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M BETWEEN ITCZ AND A LINE FROM
20N145W TO 15N180W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF 05N142W.

.ITCZ FROM 10N140W TO 04N172W TO 04N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
210 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 160W.


$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.