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FZPS40 PHFO 160515
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 17 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 18 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S165W TO 21S168W TO 19S175W MOVING SE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S160W TO 21S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS.

.TROUGH FROM 07S177W TO 11S173W TO 14S165W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S172E TO 09S178E TO 11S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH FROM 07S123W TO 10S130W TO 10S138W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FOREST TROUGH FROM 06S131W TO 07S138W TO 08S145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.HIGH NEAR 20S173E 1013 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH NEAR 24S174W 1013 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH NEAR 25S164W 1013 MB.

.RIDGE FROM 25S152W TO 18S160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S147W TO 21S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S139W TO 22S154W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 20S BETWEEN 120W AND 145W.
OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 20S BETWEEN
120W AND 155W. OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05S TO 20S BETWEEN
120W AND 145W. OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 14 TO 18 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE FROM 20S150W TO
13S135W TO 20S120W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS E
OF A LINE FROM 00S175E TO 05S175W TO 25S179W. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS
REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 14 TO 16 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE
FROM 18S147W TO 07S131W TO 11S120W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE FROM 00S179W TO 25S174W. SEAS 8 FT LESS
REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 174W.
SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 00S TO 09S BETWEEN
178E TO 160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06S TO 18S BETWEEN 152W
TO 164W.

$$
.FORECASTER A BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.