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FZPS40 PHFO 142247
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 21S174E 25S177E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 15S W OF 180W.
.24 HOUR FRONT 21S174W 25S178W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12S
W OF 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 20S170E 23S177E 25S178W. WINDS 20
TO 25 KT S OF 15S W OF 180W.

.TROUGH 20S165W 25S164W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20S171W 24S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S171W 25S169W.

.FRONT 13S160W 15S140W 23S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT BETWEEN 160W AND 135W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT W OF 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S160W 14S140W 22S120W. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT BETWEEN 160W AND 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S158W 14S140W 20S120W. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT.

.TROUGH 05S160E 10S180W 08S172W 09S160W MOVING S SLOWLY.
SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 05S176E 10S169W 07S158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S175W 08S160W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S175E 10S175E 25S175W...AND S OF
12S E OF 165W...AND FROM 12S TO 00S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S162E 10S178E
25S180W...AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 165W AND 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15S W OF 180W...AND
S OF 18S E OF 160W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF POINT
07S145W.

$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.