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FZPS40 PHFO 212317
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC TUE MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 21 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 22 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 23 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S178W TO 23S178E TO 19S170E MOVING E 15 KT. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF A LINE FROM 25175W TO 19S179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 20S176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 03S177E TO 07S179W TO 12S178W MOVING W 15 KT. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 10S156W TO 03S170W
TO 04S178E TO 17S176E TO 14S167W TO 10S156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 03S172E TO 07S175E TO 10S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05S167E TO 10S174E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S132W TO 20S136W TO 12S138W MOVING WNW 10 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 19S137W TO 13S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S122W TO 23S127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 23S125W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S159W TO 22S168W TO 16S176E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY ERODING FROM THE W.

.RIDGE FROM 24S160E TO 25S174E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 00S130W TO 10S136W TO 15S144W TO
12S150W TO 25S150W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S BETWEEN 150W AND 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO
05S130W TO 10S140W TO 25S149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 00S122W TO 12S136W
TO 23S120W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.