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FZPS40 PHFO 122305
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 13 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 14 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S178E 17S170E 10S164E MOVING SE 10 KT. NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 22S173W 25S176W. ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS
BOUNDED BY 13S176E 18S175E 15W171E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BOUNDED
BY 05S160E 05S172E 14S166E 05S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179E 22S178E 18S175E. SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 173W AND 176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S172W 23S171W 18S177W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO
25 KT OR LESS.

.TROUGH 25S146W 16S156W MOVING E 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 07S
TO 15S BETWEEN 149W AND 152W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 18S156W
17S162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S141W 19S146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S140W 20S145W.

.FRONT 22S120W 17S130W MOVING SW SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE 25S123W 20S133W 18S142W 20S151W 25S160W MOVING S SLOWLY.

.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 13S TO 15S E OF 128W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ELSEWHERE.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 150W AND 180W...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S120W 17S170W 16S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 14 TO 20 FT S OF LINE 25S135W 17S165W
25S171W...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S130W 08S165W
25S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 14 TO 20 FT S OF LINE 25S120W 17S160W
25S165W...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 10S120W 00S150W
00S180W 25S180W.

.SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 17S168W 14S169W AND
FROM 02S TO 06S BETWEEN 167W AND 175W.

$$
.HONOLULU HI.