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FZPS40 PHFO 182315
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 18 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 19 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 20 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S154W TO 23S159W MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S146W TO 23S149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S176E TO 21S168E MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S178E TO 21S171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 21S176E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 20S E OF 125W.
.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.

.CONVERGENCE ZONE...CZ...FROM 05S140W TO 05S150W MOVING W SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CZ.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CZ FROM 04S145W TO 06S166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CZ DISSIPATED.

.CONVERGENCE ZONE...CZ...FROM 10S178W TO 09S163E MOVING SW SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 03S TO 12S W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CZ FROM 14S172E TO 11S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CZ FROM 17S172E TO 14S160E.

.HIGH 25S168W 1018 MB MOVING ESE SLOWLY. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
24S162W...AND FROM HIGH TO 21S172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 25S144W TO 22S157W MOVING ESE SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 21S160E TO 21S165E MOVING E SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 04S120W TO 25S146W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 14S E OF 134W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 10 TO 12 FT S OF 03S E OF 133W. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 164W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04S TO 17S BETWEEN 175W AND 152W.

$$
.FORECASTER DWROE. HONOLULU HI.