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FZPS40 PHFO 211110
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 22 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S180E TO 20S169E TO 13S160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN FRONT AND 20S E OF 171E...AND WITHIN
480 NM N AND NE OF FRONT N OF 16S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S175W TO 18S177E TO 15S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S175W TO 20S170E TO 19S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S135W TO 20S136W TO 15S135W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 17S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S131W TO 18S137W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY WEAK FRONT FROM 25S120W TO
22S133W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S159W TO 22S170W TO 20S174E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY ERODING FROM THE W.

.RIDGE FROM 24S160E TO 23S170E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 00S136W TO 18S144W TO
18S149W TO 08S152W TO 08S163W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10S TO 18S
BETWEEN 163W AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 00S133W
TO 16S142W TO 16S149W TO 10S150W TO 10S154W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM
08S TO 18S BETWEEN 154W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN
166E AND 171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF LINE FROM 02S134W TO 17S141W
TO 19S151W TO 25S145W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS BOUNDED BY 04S178W TO
19S171W TO 20S172E TO 10S173E TO 04S178W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
BOUNDED BY 03S174W TO 11S156W TO 12S172W TO 05S175W TO 03S174W.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.