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FZPS40 PHFO 140340
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S137W TO 21S160W TO 16S177W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 21S BETWEEN 170W AND 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 25S129W TO 20S154W TO
20S170W TO 18S178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S138W TO 20S152W TO
18S167W.

.DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 16S120W TO 14S140W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 14S120W TO 11S139W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 13S120W TO 14S136W
THENCE TROUGH TO 09S144W.

.TROUGH FROM 03S170E TO 08S174E TO 12S178W MOVING W 10 KT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S174E TO 14S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED BELOW.

.TROUGH FROM 05S160E TO 07S165E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 174E AND 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM O7S160E TO 11S167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S160E TO 11S169E TO 18S177E
TO 25S179E.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 11S BETWEEN 161W AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 18S
W OF 178E...AND S OF 13S BETWEEN 152W AND 178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 16S BETWEEN
148W AND 180W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 10S160E
TO 14S170E TO 20S177E.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S133W TO 12S149W TO
08S162W TO 11S178W TO 12S166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 24S120W TO
14S140W TO 07S155W TO 12S170W TO 18S178W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 19S BETWEEN 154W AND
165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 16S120W TO
15S140W TO 09S155W TO 10S168W TO 14S177W TO 20S178E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.