High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC TUE MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 12 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FOR
DETAILS SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU UNDER
AWIPS HEADER HFOCWFHFO AND WMO HEADER FZHW50 PHFO. SEE MORE WINDS
BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. SEE MORE WINDS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. SEE MORE WINDS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N173E 24N168E 19N160E MOVING E 20 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 25N BETWEEN 179E AND 173E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N179W 25N176E 20N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N160E 26N175E 19N160E 25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N175W 25N178E 17N164E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N160E 30N178W 30N179E 30N177W
16N160E...AND FROM 15N TO 05N W OF 167E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N164E
23N175E 29N165W 25N149W 11N148W 12N140W 07N140W 03N154W 05N178E
06N162E 10N164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N160E
12N168E 17N179E 25N167W 23N144W 10N140W 07N140W 03N156W 03N176W
06N160E 10N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25N TO 04N E OF 176W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF LINE 30N168E 26N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W 01N155W 00N176W 00N175E 24N170E
20N160E...EXCEPT FOR AREA BOUNDED BY 30N166W 30N142W 25N148W
27N162W 21N166W 22N174W 27N175W 26N170W 30N166W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 174E AND
163E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N178E 20N165E
19N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N179W 15N160E. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE 06N140W 00N179W 02N173E 13N164E 30N170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N172W
17N172E 17N160E 26N160E 30N172E 30N172W...AND N OF LINE 24N140W
28N146W 30N146W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W
01N174W 07N160E...EXCEPT N OF 25N BETWEEN 155W AND 168W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 03N BETWEEN 177E AND
162E...AND FROM 21N TO 17N BETWEEN 156W AND 166W.

.ITCZ 02N140W 02N158W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF
ITCZ.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.