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FZPS40 PHFO 250515
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SAT MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 25 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 26 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 27 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 13S167E 1009 MB MOVING S 15 KT. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
07S160E AND FROM LOW TO 18S176E. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM
LOW S AND E QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 300 NM TROUGH LINE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 18S169E 1010 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
11S169E AND FROM LOW TO 23S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 17S171E 1010 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
11S164W AND FROM LOW TO 25S178E.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S168E TO 21S165E THENCE A STATIONARY FRONT TO
17S160E. COLD FRONT MOVING SE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 21S165E TO 17S160E. REMAINDER FRONT S
OF FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.COLD FRONT S OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 28S157W MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 21S147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S129W TO 16S137W. NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT.

.TROUGH FROM 07S163W TO 11S145W TO 13S141W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM TROUGH.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S164W TO 13S149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S179W TO 07S164W TO 13S149W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S170W TO 11S156W TO 17S144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11S145W TO 16S137W.

.RIDGES FROM 25S178E TO 23S173E AND FROM 25S168W TO 22S161W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S168W TO 19S179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S163W TO 17S175W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S133W TO 22S143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S120W TO 20S137W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 22S120W TO 13S133W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS S TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18S TO 25S BETWEEN
145W TO 162W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 6 TO 10 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE FROM 00S163W TO
13S175E TO 25S167E. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 7 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS SE OF A LINE FROM
00S131W TO 07S141W TO 12S171W TO 25S168E. SEAS 7 FT OR LESS
REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE
FROM 11S120W TO 11S130W TO 24S136W TO 14S159W TO 14S177W TO 23S170E
TO 14S160E. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.CZ FROM 05S158W TO 06S173W TO 12S176E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM CZ.

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.FORECASTER A BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.