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High Seas Forecast   Issued: 02/15/2025 01:20:17 AM UTC


                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC FRI FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 14 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 15 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 16 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N153W TO 23N161W TO 19N170W TO 18N179W MOVING E
20 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N143W TO 23N152W TO
23N160W TO 26N170W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF
FRONT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N143W TO 23N151W THENCE TROUGH
TO 20N158W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 30N140W TO
27N146W.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT AT 30N169E TO 26N160E MOVING E 30 KT. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 27N. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE W OF
A LINE FROM 30N179E TO 25N172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 24N174E TO 20N160E. WINDS
30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 30N167W TO 24N169W. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N W OF 175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N164W TO 23N173W TO 17N169E TO 15N160E.
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT N OF 27N. WINDS 20 TO
30 KT ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 30N155W TO 23N160W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 170W AND 164E...AND BETWEEN
AND 20N W OF 170E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.TROUGH FROM 16N152W TO 13N153W TO 10N152W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 151W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 17N E OF 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 20N E OF 155W.

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

.SEAS 18 TO 20 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 160W AND 167W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 26N151W TO 18N173W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N
OF 28N W OF 171E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
24N140W TO 25N152W TO 10N170E...AND N OF 24N W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 27N W OF 175W. SEAS 12 TO
14 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N148W TO 23N156W TO 27N162W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N142W TO 05N175W...AND N OF
22N W OF 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 22 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N172W TO
26N171E TO 30N164E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N174W TO 21N175E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
23N140W TO 16N150W TO 26N164W TO 14N160E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 03N140W TO 03N146W TO 04N155W.

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.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.