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FZPS40 PHFO 121525
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 14 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 16S141W 17S131W 23S120W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 14S148W 18S126W 22S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 13S153W 23S120W.

.WEAKENING FRONT 21S175E 25S177E NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATING. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 04S160E 08S166W 10S174W 23S162W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S160E 10S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S167E 09S168E.

.TROUGH 15S160E 16S167E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH 02S136W 06S133W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 21S163W 25S162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 19S166W 25S165W.

.WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S148W 25S160E 15S149W
19S133W 25S148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15S BETWEEN
138W AND 158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S BETWEEN 138W
AND 164W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16S TO 21S W OF 167E.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF A LINE 25S143W 18S130W 22S120W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 25S173W 17S156W 13S130W 16S120W. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 16S160E 25S176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 17S160E 18S163W 06S133W
07S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 15S160E 22S167W 10S177E
25S172W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S165W 14S162W 17S138W 00S130W
00S120W.

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

.ITCZ 01S120W 04S129W 04S137W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM OF ITCZ.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04S TO 08S BETWEEN 156W AND 168W.



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.FORECASTER . HONOLULU HI.