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FZPS40 PHFO 131455
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 14 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 15 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 22S120W 14S144W 14S154W NEARLY STATIONARY.
WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT W OF 134W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT
W OF 139W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S120W 14S144W 13S158W.
WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT W OF 138W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 23S120W 15S139W 15S151W.
WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT W OF 141W.

.FRONT 25S179E 21S177E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S179W 21S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH 07S160E 08S165W 06S168W 04S159W MOVING S 10 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S171E 10S178E 09S166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S174E 09S157W.

.TROUGH 24S162E 20S163E MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S165W 18S166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S169W 22S170W.

.WINDS SE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 16S W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 10S
W OF 166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12S W OF 175E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 06S120W 06S133W 13S137W 14S157W
18S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE 25S173W 11S177E
22S167E 17S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 01S120W 25S120W
25S163W 13S163W 13S155W 17S124W 07S136W 01S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE 25S179E 10S176E
25S164E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BOUNDED BY AREA 25S130W 25S157W 16S166W
14S157W 25S130W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 18S TO 10S W OF 154W.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.