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FZPS40 PHFO 132315
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU JUN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 13 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 14 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 15 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 22S120W TO 17S133W NEARLY STATIONARY. E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 132W AND 145W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM SW OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 17S130W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 130W AND 142W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 15S129W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 127W.

.FRONT FROM 25S159W TO 13S176W MOVING E 15 KT S OF 15S AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA BOUNDED BY
13S172W 25S150W 25S162W 13S178W 13S172W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BETWEEN FRONT AND 170E FROM 15S TO 20S. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
23S BETWEEN 152W AND 156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S154W TO 20S157W TO 16S163W. N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 142W. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 13S TO 18S BETWEEN 170W AND 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S148W TO 19S152W. NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN FRONT AND 140W.

.TROUGH FROM 06S171W TO 10S167W TO 16S163W NEARLY STATIONARY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA BOUNDED BY 08S175W 08S158W 17S164W
08S175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 19S135W TO 16S132W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 14S TO 17S BETWEEN 127W AND 133W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT THROUGH 25S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S166E TO 15S162E.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 15 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 138W...AND S OF A LINE
FROM 02S138W TO 16S142W TO 16S147W TO 03S150W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF
A LINE FROM 03S150W TO 15S170W TO 14S169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 140W...
S OF 16S BETWEEN 140W AND 158W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM
16S158W TO 11S178W...AND FROM 11S TO 22S BETWEEN 178W AND 170E. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT FROM 00S TO 16S BETWEEN 148W AND 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE
FROM 00S171W TO 07S167W TO 25S171W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS FROM
07S TO 17S BETWEEN 141W AND 152W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 14S TO 20S
BETWEEN 170W AND 180W...AND FROM 11S TO 16S BETWEEN 170E AND 180E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 02S TO 06S BETWEEN 174W AND
179E...AND FROM 00S TO 04S BETWEEN 160W AND 167W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS W OF 170E BETWEEN 02S AND 20S...FROM 03S TO 11S BETWEEN 170E
AND 180E...FROM 10S TO 13S BETWEEN 174W AND 180W...AND WITHIN 60 NM
OF 02S169W AND 17S156W.

$$

.HONOLULU HI.