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FZPS40 PHFO 220512
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED MAY 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S177W TO 22S178E TO 19S170E MOVING E 15 KT. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF A LINE FROM 25S174W TO 20S177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S173W TO 20S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 23S176W.

.TROUGH FROM 03S178E TO 08S177W TO 13S169W MOVING W 10 KT. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 04S TO 15S BETWEEN 167W AND 178E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 167W AND 161W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S173E TO 10S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05S166E TO 10S174E.

.TROUGH FROM 23S132W TO 17S138W TO 12S141W MOVING WNW 10 KT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 15S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 24S160E 1015 MB MOVING E 10 KT. RIDGE FROM HIGH TO 23S169E TO
25S177E MOVING ESE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 24S172E 1015 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 25S174E 1018 MB.

.RIDGE FROM 25S159W TO 22S168W TO 16S176E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY ERODING FROM THE W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S120W TO 25S130W NEARLY STATIONARY AND ERODING FROM
THE W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S122W TO 23S126W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 23S120W TO 22S124W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 00S130W TO 10S136W TO 15S144W TO
12S150W TO 25S150W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 10S TO 22S BETWEEN 150W AND
172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO
05S130W TO 10S140W TO 25S149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 00S122W TO 12S136W
TO 23S120W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.