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FZPS40 PHFO 202315
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC MON MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 21 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 22 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S180E TO 18S165E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT S OF 22S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S178W TO 18S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S175W TO 17S174E.

.WEAK FRONT FROM 25S140W TO 21S147W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 25S131W TO 21S133W TO 16S134W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH S OF 21S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S131W TO 18S135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S128W TO 19S135W.

.RIDGE FROM 25S164W TO 23S178W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.RIDGE FROM 24S160E TO 22S168E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 165W...HIGHEST E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S
BETWEEN 172E AND 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S135W TO
08S145W TO 10S170W TO 25S1170W...HIGHEST E SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S W
OF 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 00S128W TO
10S140W TO 10S170W...HIGHEST E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA BOUNDED BY 02S175W TO 08S155W TO
12S155W TO 09S173W TO 02S175W...WITHIN 120 NM OF 11S158W...AND IN
AREA FROM 11S TO 18S BETWEEN 171E AND 179E.

$$
.FORECASTER BURKE. HONOLULU HI.