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FZPS40 PHFO 121127
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S161W 20S163W MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S162W 21S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S164W 19S165W.

.WEAKENING FRONT 25S175E 21S174E MOVING E 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 16S145W 17S134W 23S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S147W 16S135W 21S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S151W 16S135W 22S120W.

.LOW NEAR 04S160E 1007 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 08S168E 11S172W
17S163W. LOW AND TROUGH MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED W OF AREA. TROUGH 08S160E 03S169E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S160E 07S169E.

.TROUGH 15S160E 16S167E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM
OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S148W 25S160E 15S149W
19S133W 25S148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S BETWEEN
138W AND 158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S BETWEEN 138W
AND 164W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 21S W OF 167E.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE 25S143W 18S130W 22S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S173W 17S156W 13S130W 16S120W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 16S160E 25S176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 17S160E 18S163W 06S133W
07S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 22S167W 10S177E
25S172W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S165W 14S162W 17S138W 00S130W
00S120W.

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

.ITCZ 01S120W 04S129W 04S137W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04S TO 08S BETWEEN 160W AND 169W.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.