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FZPS40 PHFO 230313
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC TUE APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 23 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 24 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 25 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 19S164E 1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. SECOND LOW NEAR
22S179E 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH 17S160E TO FIRST LOW
TO 19S172E TO SECOND LOW TO 25S178W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LOWS AND TROUGH. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 20S176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 22S168E 1008 MB. SECOND LOW NEAR
21S179W 1009 MB. TROUGH 14S160E TO FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW TO
25S173W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LOWS AND
TROUGH.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. SECOND LOW
DISSIPATED. TROUGH 18S160E 20S170E 22S180W 25S175W. WINDS
20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 S OF TROUGH.

.TROUGH 10S177E 13S176W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 10S178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11S177W 16S179E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 10S159W 11S153W 20S143W 25S144W MOVING W SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 09S158W...
AND WITHIN 270 NM OF POINT
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13S150W 22S153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 16S125W 18S121W 21S120W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 15S131W 21S126W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15S136W 22S132W.

.TROUGH 02S162W 06S147W 04S139W 05S127W 04S120W. NEARLY
STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KTS S OF LINE 25S145W 15S140W 20S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S E OF 125W.

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 21S E OF 130W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S150W 15S140W 15S120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S140W 15S135W
15S130W 20S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 24S E OF 132W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF
POINT 07S143W AND POINT 10S150W AND POINT 26S143W.



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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.