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FZPS40 PHFO 122254
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S145W 21S151W THENCE TROUGH TO 12S175W 11S172E
05S160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY.
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 20S AND THE TROUGH. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S144W 22S152W THENCE TROUGH TO
12S178W 12S160E. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 23S AND
TROUGH.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S145W 19S157W
11S179E 10S171E 04N160E. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF TROUGH
AND WITHIN 270 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 159W.

.FRONT 20S120W 18S124W 17S129W MOVING N 10KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 17S120W 16S129W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S120W 13S129W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 138W AND 145W...AND S OF
20S BETWEEN 165W AND 173W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE
25S120W 03S158W 03S167W 14S171W 10S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF 15S BETWEEN 160W AND 172W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S147W 11S157W 09S178W
10S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S E OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S145W 19S152W
19S170W 25S160W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 25S138W
08S155S 08S160W 10S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 18S AND E OF 125W.

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

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.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.