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FZPS40 PHFO 111027
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC THU APR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 11 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 12 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 13 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 22S163W MOVING S 10 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO 23S161W
22S159W 19S151W 20S140W 25S127W. FRONT MOVING S SLOWLY E OF
159W...NEARLY STATIONARY BETWEEN 159W AND 150W...AND MOVING NE 10
KT E OF 150W. WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 165W AND 154W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S168W 20S165W 16S161W
20S140W 23S130W 25S127W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF
LINE 25S167W 20S163W 20S150W 25S150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT 25S120W
20S130W 17S145W 25S159W. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF LINE
25S160W 22S154W 25S154W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE IN AREA
BOUNDED BY 25S167W 23S166W 23S158W 19S154W 16S145W 19S135W 22S135W
25S146W 25S167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24S120W 18S130W 14S145W 17S152W 25S159W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25S160W 18S155W 14S150W
15S140W 18S130W 20S130W 20S140W 25S150W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S172E 22S170E 19S164E MOVING E 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM NE OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S176E 20S170E
16S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S179E 22S177E 16S160E.

.TROUGH 22S159W 18S160W 15S164W 08S178E 09S170E 04S162E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 450 NM N OF TROUGH.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE 00S160E
00S170E 03S160W 05S150W 18S150W 20S155W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23S158W 16S165W 10S180W 12S173E 08S169E
05S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S160W 18S165W 10S175E 12S167E 05S160E.

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

.SEAS 18 TO 21 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 161W AND 155W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S172W 19S169W 21S161W 19S152W 21S140W
25S129W. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 26S160E 25S164E. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 21S160E 25S167E 25S170E 15S170W 16S151W
21S130W 25S122W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF 122W BETWEEN 05S AND 11S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 21 FT S OF LINE 25S166W 23S155W
25S155W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S170W 22S167W 21S160W
17S147W 17S140W 21S120W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S W OF 171E.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 16S160E 22S166E 21S170E
25S179E 25S179W 16S170W 13S155W 25S145W 14S130W 16S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF LINE 25S175W 22S170W
22S160W 15S150W 15S120W. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 164E
AND 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 14S160E 21S166E
15S174E 21S176W 05S150W 14S145W 04S130W 06S120W.

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

$$

.FORECASTER JELSEMA. HONOLULU HI.