The High Seas Forecast for the Central North Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 02/23/2025 01:15:17 PM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SUN FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FEB 23 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 24 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 25 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT 30N164E 160E MOVING E 40 KT. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF
165E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N174E 26N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N180E 26N170E 24N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF LINE 30N170W 27N175E 30N171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N160W 22N175W 21N170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF LINE 30N150W 27N160W 30N175W.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 30N162E 28N160E. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF
LINE 30N165E 26N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N170E
24N160E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N154W 23N170W 15N161E MOVING E 15 KT N OF 23N AND NEARLY
STATIONARY S OF 23N. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 146W AND
AND 156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N145W 25N155W 25N175W 14N161E. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 142W AND 147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.TROUGH 30N172W 28N176W MOVING E 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N
BETWEEN 167W AND 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED N OF AREA. ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED
TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 04N W OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 03N W OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 05N W OF 155W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF A LINE 30N162W 26N170W 30N175E. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT N OF 28N W OF 168E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE
30N148W 20N169W 04N170W 04N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF LINE 30N180E 28N170E
30N161E. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 153W AND 166W. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N140W 20N158W 00N165W 01N160E...
EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS FROM 24N TO 17N W OF 175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE 30N166W 27N175E
30N179W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 28N E OF 150W...AND N OF LINE
30N164E 28N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N140W
20N150W 26N170W 20N175E 25N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA BOUNDED
BY 18N165E 20N150W 00N165W 00N175E 18N165E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ 08N149W 06N165W 03N179W.

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.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.