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FZPS40 PHFO 181710
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 18 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S156W TO 24S159W TO 22S170W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF
24S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S150W TO 23S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S142W TO 23S150W.

.FRONT FROM 25S175E TO 22S167E TO 19S160E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY S
OF 22S...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S176E TO 21S169E TO 18S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S180E TO 22S175E TO 18S166E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 20S E OF 123W
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 21S E OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 17S E OF 125W.

.HIGH 25S168W 1017 MB MOVING ESE SLOWLY. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
24S160W...AND FROM HIGH TO 22S180E TO 21S173E MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 25S164W 1019 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED FAR S OF FORECAST AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 25S144W TO 22S157W MOVING ESE 10 KT.

.RIDGE FROM 22S160E TO 22S165E MOVING E SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 05S120W TO 25S147W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 09S120W TO
25S137W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 09S TO 23S E OF 128W. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06S TO 18S BETWEEN
160W AND 166W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 13S W OF 175W...WITHIN 90 NM OF A
LINE FROM 08S175W TO 09S162W...AND FROM 04S TO 16S BETWEEN 160W AND
162W.

$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.