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FZPS40 PHFO 141129
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SUN APR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC APR 14 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 15 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 16 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 14S159W 14S139W 22S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS ESE
20 TO 30 KT S OF FRONT W OF 134W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF FRONT W OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S155W 15S140W. WINDS WEAKENED TO
20 KT OR LESS.

.FRONT 25S178W 20S174E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S178W 20S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S179E 16S178E.

.TROUGH 07S160E 09S170E 08S171W 09S164W 06S155W MOVING SE
SLOWLY. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 390 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10S175E 09S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09S177E 11S162W.

.TROUGH 2ES163W 19S164W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S167W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S170W 25S170W.

.WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 30 KT BOUNDED BY AREA. 25S179W 25S177E
20S160E 16S160E 08S165E 25S179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE 25S179E
09S167E 13S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS SE 20 TO 30 KT S OF A LINE 25S178W
13S160E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S171W 10S177E 25S163E. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT E OF A LINE 00S126W 18S131W 12S162W 25S163W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 25S179E 11S176E
25S164E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S178W 15S174E 13S160E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 17S TO 21S BETWEEN 148W AND 156W. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE 18S120W 19S129W 25S133W.

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


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.