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FZPS40 PHFO 190515
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN MAY 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 20 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 21 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S154W TO 23S157W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S142W TO 23S143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S176E TO 21S169E MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179E TO 21S171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S179W TO 22S176E.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10S TO 20S E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11S TO 21S E OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.CONVERGENCE ZONE...CZ...FROM 05S140W TO 05S147W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF CZ.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CZ DISSIPATED.

.CONVERGENCE ZONE...CZ...FROM 11S179W TO 12S170E TO 11S164E MOVING
SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 04S TO 12S
BETWEEN 162E AND 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CZ FROM 14S168E TO 11S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CZ FROM 16S168E TO 13S160E.

.HIGH 23S173W 1018 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
24S161W...AND FROM HIGH TO 21S173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

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

.RIDGE FROM 20S160E TO 20S165E MOVING NE SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 05S120W TO 25S148W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 12S E OF 134W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 165W.
.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 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 177W AND 165W...AND
FROM 03S TO 15S BETWEEN 165W AND 153W.

$$
.FORECASTER DWROE. HONOLULU HI.