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FZPS40 PHFO 232351
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 23 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 24 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 25 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 09S173E 1009 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
06S167E AND FROM LOW TO 17S179E. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 360 NM LOW S AND SW QUADRANTS. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12S167E 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
06S161E AND FROM LOW TO 18S173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 167168E 1009 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
10S160E TO 23S171E.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 23S178W MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S163W TO 23S169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S143W TO 22S147W.

.COLD FRONT RAPIDLY APPROACHING FORECAST AREA FROM SW.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FRONT FROM 25S163E TO 18S160E. NE WIND 20 TO
25 KT S OF 21S WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S166E TO 18S160E. NE WIND 20 TO
25 KT S OF 21S WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 18S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 07S179W TO 13S170W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS
WTIHIN 360 NM TROUGH
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07S179W TO 11S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10S179E TO 11S160W.

.TROUGH FROM 11S150W TO 18S138W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240
NM TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S156W TO 17S148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S164W TO 15S153W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S155W TO 21S163W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S129W TO 23S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 25S120W TO 21S134W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 6 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 00S179E TO 11S175E TO
25S166E. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 9 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE
FROM 00S165W TO 13S170E TO 25S165E. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER
FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS SE OF A LINE
FROM 00S129W TO 20S175E. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

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.FORECASTER A BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.