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FZPS40 PHFO 122243
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 16S141W 17S131W 23S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S148W 18S126W 22S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 13S153W 23S120W.

.WEAKENING FRONT 21S175E 25S177E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATING. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 04S160E 08S166W 10S174W 23S162W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S160E 10S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S167E 09S168E.

.TROUGH 15S160E 16S167E MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH 02S136W 06S133W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S145W 20S130W
14S150W 25S160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12S BETWEEN
135W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S BETWEEN 137W
AND 165W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 21S W OF 172E.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 18S E OF 136W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S
OF A LINE 25S175W 13S156W 11S132W 14S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A
LINE 18S160E 20S170E 25S180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 17S160E 14S173W 21S163W
12S160W 12S138W 04S135W 04S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 20S160E 21S169W 10S174E
22S175W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S165W 12S166W 12S152W 18S135W
00S125W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04S TO 12S BETWEEN 152W AND 162W.

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.