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FZPS40 PHFO 181110
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SAT MAY 18 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 19 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 20 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S157W TO 23S162W TO 21S167W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF
23S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S OF 24S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 22S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S144W TO 23S151W.

.FRONT FROM 25S175E TO 22S166E TO 19S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF
22S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173E TO 21S168E TO 18S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 20S170E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 20S E OF 122W
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 21S E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 19S E OF 125W.

.HIGH 25S172W 1017 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
24S162W...AND FROM HIGH TO 21S180E TO 20S170E MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 25S145W TO 22S159W MOVING ESE 10 KT.

.RIDGE FROM 22S160E TO 22S164W MOVING E SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 06S120W TO 25S149W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 171W
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 08S120W TO
08S125W TO 19S139W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 10S E OF 130W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 20S BETWEEN 160W AND
167W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 11S W OF 179E...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF A
LINE FROM 09S176W TO 10S162W TO 15S150W.

$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.