High Seas Forecast
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FZPS40 PHFO 030314
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON JUN 03 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUN 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S129W TO 22S137W THENCE TROUGH TO 18S154W TO 13S166W.
FRONT MOVING E 20 KT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 154W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH W OF 154W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
90 NM OF POINT 09S168W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 23S120W TO 23S130W THENCE TROUGH
TO 22S145W TO 19S160W TO 12S170W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR
LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S145W TO
16S160W TO 21S175W TO 06S165E.

.FRONT FROM 25S161E TO 22S160E MOVING E 15 KT. SEE WINDS IN
PARAGRAPH BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S166E TO 18S160E. ASSOCIATED
WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 20S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 13S149W TO 10S159W MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IN FIRST
PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.TROUGH 07S121W TO 02S125W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06S125W TO 02S129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 05S130W TO 02S134W.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 11S BETWEEN 166W AND 170E.
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 11S170E TO 18S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15S TO 11S BETWEEN
180E AND 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 11S BETWEEN 125W
AND 140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S136W TO 22S150W TO 22S161W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 25S130W TO 15S150W TO
10S170W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 10S170W TO 10S170E TO
25S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 23S120W TO
14S150W TO 10S170W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 19S TO 10S BETWEEN 170W AND
170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 15S120W TO
15S135W TO 23S140W TO 23S170W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 04S BETWEEN 180E AND 167E...
AND WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11S170E 22S170E 15S160E 11S170E.

$$

.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.