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FZPS40 PHFO 231110
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MAY 23 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 25 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S175W TO 21S173E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 21S180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S155W TO 23S161W TO 22S170W.

.FRONT FROM 25S122W TO 22S136W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 23S128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 01S169E TO 09S177E TO 11S174W MOVING WSW 10 KT.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 04S TO 12S BETWEEN
165W AND 168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S166E TO 13S176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 11S166E 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
07S161E...AND FROM LOW TO 19S170E.

.TROUGH FROM 09S144W TO 18S137W MOVING WSW 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF...AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF...TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 12S160E TO 13S164E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17S160E TO 17S166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 25S162E TO 23S162E TO 21S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S166E TO 18S160E.

.HIGH 24S169E 1014 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
21S160E...AND FROM HIGH TO 25S180E MOVING S 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED FAR S OF AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 25S154W TO 23S165W TO 22S175W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 00S122W TO 05S135W TO 17S145W TO
25S150W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 08S TO 18S BETWEEN 149W AND 168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 133W N OF 20S. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT FROM 08S TO 19S BETWEEN 133W AND 140W...AND WITHIN 210 NM OF A
LINE FROM 10S162W TO 22S144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT SE OF A LINE FROM 00S120W TO
07S133W TO 25S138W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.