High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 24 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 25 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 26 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 25S140W 22S144W THENCE TROUGH 10S175W 01S165E.
FRONT MOVING ESE SLOWLY AND TROUGH MOVING S 20 KT. WINDS 30 TO 40
KT FROM 21S TO 15S BETWEEN 158W AND 172W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S144W TO 11S177W TO 16S175E TO
10S160E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 25S153W TO 10S170W
TO 03S163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH 25S170W 15S173W
07S171E. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 152W AND 172W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S134W 14S145W
14S171E 10S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173W 11S178E 05S171E. WINDS 30 TO 40
KT S OF 19S BETWEEN 151W AND 171W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S
OF LINE 25S120W 16S146W 16S168W 25S173E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 25S147W 14S175W 25S162E. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M FROM 18S TO 02S E OF 133W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M S OF LINE 25S131W 17S151W
16S174W 18S170E 25S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M S OF LINE 23S120W 15S150W
16S173W 25S168E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 09S TO 04S BETWEEN 152W AND 160W.

$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.