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FZPS40 PHFO 252315
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SAT MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 25 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 26 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 27 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 15S165E 1009 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. TROUGH FROM CENTER TO 03S160E
AND FROM CENTER TO 25S171E. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 420 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 420 NM OF TROUGH S OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 19S171E 1008 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 25S167E TO 20S164E TO 16S160E MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S172E TO 17S167E TO 12S160E. W OF FRONT S
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S178W TO 14S171E TO 09S160E. W OF FRONT SE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.FRONT 25S148W TO 22S158W TO 20S169W MOVING E 20 KT. S OF FRONT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S131W TO 17S143W TO 14S158W TO 14S167W. S
OF FRONT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S121W TO 18S130W TO 14S144W TO 12S157W.
WINDS DIMINISHED. S OF FRONT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.TROUGH 05S174W TO 04S162W TO 07S149W TO 10S144W DRIFTING W SLOWLY.
WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.

.RIDGE 03S167E TO 15S176E TO 25S173W MOVING E 10 KT. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 420 NM E OF RIDGE N OF 19S.

.RIDGE 19S141W TO 22S130W TO 24S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.S OF 17S E OF 129W SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 127W SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE.

$$

.FORECASTER VDEJESUS. HONOLULU HI.