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FZPS40 PHFO 130324
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON MAY 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 13 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 14 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 15 2024.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S142W 21S153W THENCE TROUGH TO 11S178W 10S173E 05S160E.
FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BETWEEN 21S AND THE TROUGH W OF 162W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 24S131W 21S145W THENCE TROUGH TO
11S179W 04S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 23S AND
TROUGH W OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S145W 19S157W
11S179E 10S171E 04N160E. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S
BETWEEN 145W AND 178W. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12S TO 20S
W OF 178E.

.FRONT 18S120W 16S128W MOVING N 10KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 16S120W 14S129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S153W 16S170W 25S172W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S145W 10S155W 10S160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S
OF LINE 21S120W 25S128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 148W AND 155W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S135W 11S158W 10S170W
10S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 17S E OF 124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 25S TO 19S BETWEEN 168W
AND 175W.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 23S120W 07S145W
05S167W 18S173E.

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

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD . HONOLULU HI.