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FZPS40 PHFO 120338
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC APR 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW S OF AREA. FRONT 25S160W 20S162W 12S169W MOVING S SLOWLY.
SECOND FRONT 25S160W 20S155W 18S150W 21S133W 25S124W MOVING N
SLOWLY E OF 150W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S165W 18S155W
17S140W 20S134W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
90 NM E OF FIRST FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S161W 20S163W. SECOND FRONT 25S161W
22S158W 20S154W 18S149W 17S145W 18S138W 20S129W 22S124W 24S120W.
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE FROM 25S160W 15S150W 16S135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 24S164W 20S168W
18S169W. SECOND FRONT 19S149W 18S145W 18S140W 19S134W 22S126W
25S120W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S BETWEEN 139W AND 162W.

.LOW NEAR 09S171E 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. TROUGH 04S160E 07S163E
08S168E TO LOW TO 07S177W 09S167W 16S158W MOVING W SLOWLY.
SSCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH 02S160E 07S165E 09S170E
10S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 03S160E 08S165E 07S178W 09S169W 12S164W.

.TROUGH 17S160E 19S163E 21S169E 24S172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14S160E 17S164E 18S167E 19S169E 22S172E
25S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18S160E 20S166E 23S171E 25S173E.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF LINE 25S168W 20S150W 20S130W 25S120W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S E OF 172W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE
20S160E 25S170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 17S160E 23S178W 10S135W
10S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 09S149W 00S130W
00S120W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 149W AND 154W.

$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.