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FZPS40 PHFO 092224
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU MAY 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT FROM 25S158W TO 15S166W TO 07S174E...THENCE TROUGH TO
07S160E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY S OF 16S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY
ELSEWHERE. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF
19S WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
22S BETWEEN 163W AND 179W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14S TO
09S W OF 173E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT
AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT FROM 25S155W TO 11S172W TO
10S177E...THENCE TROUGH TO 07S160E. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
20S WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S
BETWEEN 165W AND 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 11S172W TO
08S180E...THENCE TROUGH TO 06S166E TO 05S160E. E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 10S W OF 171W.

.SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08S TO 05S BETWEEN 135W AND 143W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S158W TO 21S162W TO 20S170E
TO 25S165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 164W AND 179W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S160W TO 18S167W TO
18S172E TO 25S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 160W AND
180E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S151W TO
14S165W TO 14S170E TO 25S160E.

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


$$

.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.