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FZPS40 PHFO 220245
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED MAY 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 21S179E THENCE TROUGH TO 12S160E.
FRONT MOVING E 10 KT AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH AND FRONT. WINDS
20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO TROUGH W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 25S170W TO 20S180W
THENCE TROUGH TO 13S165E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO
TROUGH W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 25S173W TO
11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH W OF 170E.

.TROUGH FROM 25S120W TO 17S130W 13S140W 08S178W. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH W OF 155W...AND WITHIN
300 NM OF LINE FROM 08S178E TO 05S165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S120W 16S130W 15S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S120W 19S129W 13S146W.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE FROM 25S150W 15S145W
25S130W...AND S OF 22S W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 140W
AND 120W...AND S OF 20S BETWEEN 170E AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 20S TO 10S W OF
163W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 08S W OF 173E.




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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.