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FZPS40 PHFO 221507
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED MAY 22 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S169W TO 09S160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S168W TO 11S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S174W TO 15S174E TO
10S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 13S178W TO 06S174E MOVING W 10 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S178E TO 06S172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 10S169W TO 04S174W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S173W TO 06S175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S177W TO 08S177E.

.FRONT 21S120W TO 19S122W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 21S119W TO 18S123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENS TO TROUGH FROM
25S120W TO 19S128W.

.WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 16S W OF 162E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 21S TO 13W
W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 13W
W OF 174E.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 178E AND 170E. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S131W TO 17N145W TO
25S148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 14S
W OF 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 13S W OF
164E.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 03S BETWEEN 159W
AND 165W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.