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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED FEB 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FEB 12 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 13 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 14 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW FROM 23S167E 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH FROM 22S160E TO
LOW TO 30S178E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITHIN 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 24S160E
TO 20S168E TO 22S178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH...
AND S OF 17S W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW FROM 23S167E 999 MB. TROUGH FROM 22S160E TO LOW
TO 20S178E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 165E AND 172E. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 25S162E TO 20S179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW FROM 23S174E 997MB. TROUGH FROM 20S160E TO 22S166E
TO LOW TO 19S174W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 167E AND 180W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 21S BETWEEN 163E AND 174W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 17S W OF 176E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S161W TO 21S170W TO 20S180E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S153W TO 19S168W TO 20S180W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 160W AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S151W TO 19S167W THENCE TROUGH TO 23S180E.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 155W AND 150W.

.TROUGH FROM 22S120W TO 19S125W TO 19S134W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM TROUGH TO 14S E OF 137W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22S120W TO 17S132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24S120W TO 18S133W.

.TROUGH FROM 10S175W TO 12S176W TO 11S168E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM TROUGH TO 08S BETWEEN 169E AND 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12S178W TO 12S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 165E AND 172E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S
OF 22S W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 165E AND 174E.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S W OF 180W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF
22S BETWEEN 164W AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 165E AND
175E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S W OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
S OF 25S170W TO 21S155W TO 25S147W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER
OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 06S BETWEEN 150W AND 145W.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.