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FZPS40 PHFO 281513
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC TUE MAY 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 28 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 29 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 30 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 25S158W 22S163W 22S170W 16S174W 12S170E 09S160E NEARLY
STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND A LINE FROM
18S180W TO 25S160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF
TROUGH... AND FROM TROUGH TO 04S W OF 168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S160W 17S170W 11S170E 08S160E. SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN TROUGH AND LINE FROM 20S180W TO 25S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S157W 16S170W 09S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF TROUGH AND LINE FROM 20S170W TO 25S180W TO 25S160E.

.WEAK STATIONARY FRONT 18S120W 16S125W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 19S120W 16S126W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 04S172E 10S178E MOVING SW 10 KT. NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH S OF 06S. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S W OF 178E... AND S OF A LINE FROM 25S161W
TO 20S175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S144W
17S160W 17S172W... AND FROM 20S TO 12W W OF 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE FROM 25S132W 10S155W
10S163W TO 25S168W... AND FROM 20S TO 11S W OF 176E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.