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FZPS40 PHFO 121715
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED JUN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 12 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 13 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 14 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23S120W TO 18S130W TO 17S142W TO 19SW153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S120W TO 20S124W TO 17S136W TO
17S146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25S120W TO 20S124W
TO 15S135W.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25S160W TO 20S164W TO 16S173W TO 16S174E
THENCE A TROUGH TO 13S160E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 11S TO 19S BETWEEN 162W AND 160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S158W TO 19S163W TO 14S173W. TROUGH
DISSIPATED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S154W TO 20S157W TO 16S163W.

.TROUGH FROM 11S170W TO 09S178W TO 05S176W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S173W TO 11S179E TO 08S169E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 25S148W TO 21S153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S146W TO 18S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S142W TO 17S153W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S169E TO 22S177E TO 24S174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE BUILDING OVER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S164E TO 20S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S169E TO 20S161E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23S TO 25S BETWEEN
122W AND 140W.

.SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE FROM 17S170E TO
17S176W TO 20S167W TO 16S156W TO 16S138W TO 13S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE
FROM 25S140W TO 18S132W TO 20S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE FROM 14S170E TO 18S177W TO 19S167W TO
11S160W TO 13S150W TO 16S144W TO 12S138W TO 04S128W TO 02S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE
FROM 11S159W TO 17S149W TO 13S140W TO 01S136W TO 01S120W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 00S TO 05S BETWEEN
155W AND 160E.

$$
.FORECASTER A BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.