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FZPS40 PHFO 221520
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SUN SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP


SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 22 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 23 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 24 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S128W 21S136W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S121W 21S127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT EXITS REGION SE.

.TROUGH 18S146W 13S160W 09S177E 11S168E 03S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF EITHER SIDE
OF TROUGH W OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S150W 12S177W 11S171E 14S164E 11S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENS TO FRONT 24S148W 17S152W
THENCE TROUGH 15S160W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S164W 19S165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S163W 20S163W 17S168W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 17S BETWEEN 159W AND 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13S TO 10S BETWEEN 175E
AND 179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 11S W OF
177E...AND S OF 20S BETWEEN 147W AND 137W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22S TO 17S BETWEEN 161W AND 146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LOWER.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


$$

.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.