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FZPS40 PHFO 190314
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 19 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 20 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC APR 21 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 12S137W TO 14S130W TO 21S120W NEARLY STATIONARY. E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19S E OF 140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM S AND SW OF TROUGH E OF
130W...AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15S130W TO 17S120W. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19S E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S124W TO 17S120W. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19S E OF 140W.

.TROUGH FROM 17S161W TO 23S157W MOVING SW SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18S162W TO 25S156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19S158W TO 25S152W.

.TROUGH FROM 06S166E TO 13S173E TO 12S176E MOVING SW SLOWLY.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM SE OF TROUGH E OF
173E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH...
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF POINT 14S175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10S162E TO 16S170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S163E TO 19S167E MERGING WITH
TROUGH BELOW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 23S160E TO 25S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22S160E TO 22S167E. E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF TROUGH.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22S TO 15S
BETWEEN 177W AND 167E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
FROM 20S TO 17S BETWEEN 177W AND 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ASSOCIATED WINDS LOWERED TO 20 KT OR LESS AND
SEAS SUBSIDED TO 8 FT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 04S156W TO 06S165W TO 04S177W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 165W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ E OF 165W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 09S TO 05S E OF 123W...AND FROM 16S
TO 11S W OF 163E.

$$

.FORECASTER WROE. HONOLULU HI.