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FZPS40 PHFO 251715
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 25 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 27 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 14S166E 1009 MB MOVING SSE 15 KT. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 07S160E
AND FROM LOW TO 22S170E. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
300 NM E OF TROUGHS AND LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 19S169E 1009 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 10S163E
TO 07S160E..AND FROM LOW TO 25S171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH COLD FRONT DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 20S164E TO 17S160E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S171E TO 20S166E TO 15S160E.
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGING WITH TROUGH NOTED ABOVE. FRONT FROM
25S180E TO 17S170E TO 12S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT.

.FRONT FROM 25S150W TO 22S160W TO 21S170E TO 21S176W TO 23S177E
MOVING NE AND E 15 TO 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S136W TO 22S140W TO 19S150W TO
17S165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S126W TO 20S133W TO 16S150W TO
16S160W.

.TROUGH FROM 10S150W TO 06S165W TO 07S180E MOVING S SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 130 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 169W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13S148W TO 09S156W TO 08S170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 25S126W TO 21S147W MOVING E 25 KT.

.RIDGE FROM 14S175E TO 04S160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 15S AND 20S FROM 164W TO 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S E OF 134W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23S
BETWEEN 134W AND 170W...AND ALSO S OF A LINE FROM 25S165E TO 23S160E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 08S AND 15S E OF 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S176W TO
17S170W TO 13S163W TO 17S150W TO 25S135W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF A
LINE FROM 25S165E TO 17S160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S PF 10S E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S168W TO
17S166W TO 14S163W TO 14S156W TO 16S145W TO 25S123W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
W OF A LINE FROM 25S170E TO 12S160E.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 130 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
09S179E TO 19S178E. SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 05S AND
10S FROM 140W TO 145W.

$$
.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.