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FZPS40 PHFO 232143
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC TUE APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 19S163E 1007 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. SECOND LOW NEAR
23S176W 1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH 12S160E TO FIRST LOW TO
20S167E 18S173E TO SECOND LOW TO 25S172W NEARLY STATIONARY. SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210
NM N SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 24S172E 1007 MB. SECOND LOW DISSIPATED.
TROUGH 10S160E TO LOW TO 20S172W 25S163W. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 21S
BETWEEN 171E AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH 25S176W
17S170E 11S160E. SECOND TROUGH 25S177W 20S170W 20S160W 25S151W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF SECOND TROUGH W OF 160W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 09S174E 16S179E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH N OF 15S. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 12S W OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 04S120W 05S131W 03S160W 01S168W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03S TO 08S E OF 130W...FROM 02S TO 08S BETWEEN
151W AND 143W...AND N OF 04S BETWEEN 164W AND 160W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 10S E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 12S155W 20S147W 25S142W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS S OF 10S BETWEEN TROUGH AND 138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S147W 20S150W 10S160W 07S164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S142W 15S151W.

.TROUGH 16S132W 20S125W 20S120W MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 20S E OF 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S E OF 132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S E OF 125W.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S175W TO 18S160E... AND S OF
16S E OF 138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 165E AND 168W...
AND S OF 22S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S139W TO
20S160W TO 20S170W TO 25S175W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.