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FZPS40 PHFO 161457
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC TUE APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 16 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 17 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 18 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK FRONT 20S171E 24S178E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 07S160E 11S178W 09S179W 12S162W NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH BETWEEN
175W AND 160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 04S172E 08S178W 13S171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06S172E 13S176W.

.FRONT 12S153W 16S127W 20S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 140W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S146W 15S130W 20S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 15S147W 19S130W 23S120W.

.TROUGH 19S173W 25S168W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S173W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23S163W 18S166W.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 12S160E 15S175E 25S180W...AND S OF
18S E OF 157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF LINE 12S160E 15S180W
25S175W...AND S OF 20S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S W OF 175W...AND
S OF 20S E OF 145W.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 S OF LINE 15S160E 20S180W 25S180W...AND E OF LINE
18S158W 25S158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 11S160E 25S170W...AND
E OF LINE 18S143W 25S143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S165E 15S175E
25S175W...AND S OF 20S E OF 145W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 07S152W...AND
WITHIN 300 NM OF POINT 06S164W.


$$

.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.