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FZPS40 PHFO 121527
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SUN MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.


.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S148W 22S151W THENCE TROUGH TO 12S175W 11S174E
05S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S144W 22S152W THENCE TROUGH TO
12S178W 12S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 300 NM
S OF TROUGH.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S145W 20S172W
10S160E. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH AND WITHIN
270 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 159W.

.FRONT 20S120W 18S124W 19S128W MOVING N 10KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 17S120W 16S129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 16S121W 12S137W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 158W AND 164W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S149W 14S162W 10S171E 15S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 24N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S141W 11S157W 11S160E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S E OF 123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S127W
07S155W 18S170W 10S176E 11S160E 25S178E 25S127W.

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


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.