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FZPS40 PHFO 141715
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 14 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S177W TO 23S177W TO 19S179E TO 16S174E MOVING E 10 KT.
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF 21S BETWEEN 168W AND
172W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S BETWEEN 160W AND 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S172W TO 20S174W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 23S BETWEEN 161W AND 164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED WINDS DECREASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.

.TROUGH FROM 03S174E TO 08S178E MOVING W 20 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS N OF 10S W OF 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 02S165E TO 08S169E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF FORECAST AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 25S138W TO 21S147W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS S OF 18S BETWEEN 131W AND 152W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 23S162E 1012 MB SLOW MOVING. RIDGE FROM HIGH TO 18S173E MOVING
SE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 22S162E 1011 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 24S167W TO 20S169W TO 15S174W TO 14S180W MOVING NE
SLOWLY E OF 169W...AND MOVING SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE.

.RIDGE FROM 25S129W TO 23S135W MOVING S SLOWLY AND ERODING FROM THE
WEST.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 20 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S125W TO 17S136W TO 17S145W TO
11S152W TO 09S165W TO 15S169W TO 25S174W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE
S OF A LINE FROM 08S120W TO 15S145W TO 06S149W TO 02S177W TO 20S180W
TO 25S169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF A LINE FROM 15S120W TO
10S127W TO 10S135W TO 16S142W TO 15S147W TO 03S154W TO 03S160W TO
25S169W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 06S120W TO
05S138W TO 00S145W...BETWEEN 145W AND 174W...N OF A LINE FROM
13S174W TO 00S176E...AND S OF A LINE FROM 13S174W TO 25S178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 15 FT E OF A LINE FROM 00S176E TO
15S174W TO 25S175W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10S TO 21S BETWEEN 150W AND
173W...FROM 07S TO 11S BETWEEN 141W AND 148W...AND FROM 01S TO 10S
BETWEEN 129W AND 134W.

$$

.HONOLULU HI.