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FZPS40 PHFO 171710
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 17 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S158W TO 20S168W MOVING ESE 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S OF 22S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S156W TO 21S159W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S167E TO 21S160E MOVING E 15 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S174E TO 19S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S177E TO 19S164E.

.RIDGE FROM 25S176E TO 20S168E MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 25S178E TO 22S178W TO 21S172W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 25S148W TO 22S162W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 20S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ACROSS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S144W 13S158W 10S153W
17S144W 07S133W 05S120W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S148W TO
15S138W TO 06S120W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 168W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS ACROSS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF A LINE FROM 05S160E TO
04S170E TO 10S171W TO 09S163W.

$$
.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.