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FZPS40 PHFO 211710
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 21 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 22 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 23 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 20S169E TO 13S160E MOVING E 10 KT S OF 24S...
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
BETWEEN FRONT AND 21S E OF 173E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60
NM OF LINE FROM 06S167E TO 08S165E TO 10S166E TO 12S164E TO 12S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S174W TO 20S170E TO 15S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S173W TO 21S173E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S135W TO 20S136W TO 14S135W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 17S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S131W TO 19S136W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 23S126W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S159W TO 22S170W TO 20S175E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY ERODING FROM THE W.

.RIDGE FROM 24S160E TO 23S170E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 00S135W TO 16S141W TO
17S149W TO 10S152W TO 10S163W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10S TO 20S
BETWEEN 163W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 24S W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 00S131W
TO 16S142W TO 16S146W TO 08S151W TO 08S154W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM
08S TO 18S BETWEEN 154W AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF LINE FROM 02S131W TO 10S139W
TO 17S143W TO 19S153W TO 25S142W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS BOUNDED BY 03S170W TO 10S155W TO
13S172W TO 06S175W TO 03S170W...AND BOUNDED BY 05S176W TO 20S170W TO
20S173E TO 10S174E TO 05S178W TO 05S176W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 02S TO 06S BETWEEN 156W AND 160W...AND FROM 03S TO 05S BETWEEN
141W AND 145W.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.