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FZPS40 PHFO 050337
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN MAY 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 05 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 06 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 07 2024.

.WARNINGS.



.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 14S179W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
21S172W 25S166W MOVING E 15 KT AND FROM LOW TO 13S176E 09S160E
NEARLY STATIONARY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH W OF 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S177W 1007 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
17S178W 19S175W 25S162W AND FROM LOW TO 11S170E 09S160E. SEE SEAS
BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 17S177W 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
21S173W 25S169W AND FROM LOW TO 12S176E 09S160E. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.WEAK FRONT 21S130W 25S123W MOVING E SLOWLY. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10S160E 22S178W
20S160E...AND S OF 17S BETWEEN 125W AND 149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10S160E
20S175E 20S160E...AND FROM 10S TO 20S BETWEEN 129W AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 13S AND 18S W OF
172E...AND FROM 09S TO 19S BETWEEN 137W AND 152W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 12S AND W OF 180E...AND S OF 15S AND E OF
149W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 15S170E 25S150W...AND
FROM 12S TO 21S BETWEEN 130W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 14S BETWEEN 140W AND 178W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 173W
AND 147W.


$$

.FORECASTER M BALLARD. HONOLULU HI.