750
FZPS40 PHFO 091526
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 09 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 10 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 11 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 09S176E TO 14S171W TO 25S160W NEARLY
STATIONARY W OF 175W...MOVING E 10 KT E OF 175W. NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S AND WITHIN 210 NM EITHER
SIDE OF FRONT ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 12S177W TO 25S162W TO
16S166W TO 25S157W. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF
21S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 08S160E TO 11S178W TO 16S165W TO
25S154W. WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KTS OR LOWER.

.S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE W OF 180E.
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 180E AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FALLEN TO 20 KTS OR LOWER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 16S W OF
178W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S W OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 167W AND
179E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S W OF FRONT MENTIONED
ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT
MENTIONED ABOVE AND 176E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE
FROM 25S155W TO 16S170W TO 17S173E TO 22S163E.

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



$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.