The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast North Pacific Issued: 12/06/2023 12:38:43 PM HST
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HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC WED DEC 06 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC DEC 06 2023.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 07 2023.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 08 2023.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 24N150W 26N140W MOVING E SLOWLY AND WEAKENING. SEE
WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.

.FRONT 24N178W 30N173W MOVING E 20 KT. SEE WINDS BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23N172W 30N153W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24N156W 30N150W. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 03N TO 20N OVER ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA...AND FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 20N OVER
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...AND N OF 20N E OF 160W...AND N 25N
BETWEEN 160W AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF A LINE 17N180W
12N180W 12N165W 06N164W...AND E OF A LINE 30N156W 25N156W
26N148W 11N149W 08N156W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF A LINE 30N161W 23N167W 20N173E 03N172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 162W
AND 173W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N 25N E 173E...AND FROM 20N
TO 25N E 157W...AND FROM 03N TO 20N ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 155W AND
172W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N 20N E OF 178E...AND FROM 10N TO
20N E OF 154W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N E OF 170W...AND FROM 03N TO
20N W OF 180W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 07N140W 07N148W 06N151W 07N158W 03N173W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 05S W 175W.


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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.