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FZPS40 PHFO 221053
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MAY 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 25S169W TO 14S168E TO 12S166E TO 09S160E
NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM
OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S171E TO 10S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S172W TO 13S171E TO
10S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 12S177W TO 10S178E TO 06S174E MOVING W 10 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S179E TO 07S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 11S165W TO 05S170W MOIVNG W 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S172W TO 06S174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S175W TO 10S177W.

.FRONT 22S120W TO 20S122W NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 21S120W TO 18S123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENS TO TROUGH FROM
24S120W TO 20S128W.

.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 FROM 17S TO 14S
W OF 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 16S TO 13S W OF
164E.

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


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.