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FZPS40 PHFO 031002 CCA
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC MON AUG 03 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 03 2020.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 04 2020.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 05 2020.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S176W TO 17S180E TO 13N170E TO 10S160E MOVING E 10 KT
180E THEN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH REST OF FRONT. N AND NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 160 NM E OF FRONT S OF 23S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S172W TO 16S180E TO 12S170E TO 10S160E.
WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S168W TO 20S170W TO 13S180E TO 09S160E.

.FRONT 25S144W TO 20S150W TO 17S165W TO 20S173W MOVING E 15 KT E OF
150W AND NEARLY STATIONARY WITH REST OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S138W TO 20S145W TO 16S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S132W TO 21S140W TO 16S160W.

.FRONT 23S120W TO 24S126W TO 25S129W MOVING SE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W TO 25S124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED SE OF FORECAST WATERS.

.FRONT 25S179W TO 23S178E TO 18S166E MOVING E 10 KT...DISSIPATING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE 25S134W TO 20S146W MOVING E 10 KT.

.RIDGE 25S160E TO 20S170E TO 20S178E MOVING E 10 KT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 07S BETWEEN 130W AND
150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 07S BETWEEN 138W AND
160W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S W OF 173W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF A LINE FROM 20S120W TO
25S137W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.