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FZPS40 PHFO 171038
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC WED JUL 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP


SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUL 17 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 18 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 19 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S165E 20S160E MOVING E 20 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH STRENGTHENS TO FRONT 25S175E 16S170E
THENCE TROUGH 10S160E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT S OF LINE 10S160E
19S169E 19S172E 25S177W.

.FRONT 25S174W 19S175E THENCE TROUGH 14S166E 10S160E. FRONT
MOVING E 25 KT NEAR 25S BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY N OF 20S. TROUGH
NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S155W 24S160W THENCE TROUGH 23S175W
19S171E 12S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S163W 22S158W
25S149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S136W 17S148W. TROUGH DETACHED
AND MERGED WITH TROUGH AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT S OF
LINE 25S149W 20S151W 19S139W 25S128W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S136W 20S141W 15S157W MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
S OF LINE 25S145W 22S137W 25S126W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
60 NM OF FRONT S OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 22S137W 18S146W. WINDS EASED TO
20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 10S BETWEEN 179E AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12S BETWEEN 175E AND
160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 14S TO 09S BETWEEN 178E
AND 164W...AND E OF LINE 08S120W 13S131W 20S120W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 25S164W 21S158W 21S141W 25S130W. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT S OF 04S E OF 131W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 00S176E
10S178W 00S174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 0 FT S OF LINE 25S163W 24S163W
21S134W 25S127W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE 04S120W 03S130W 07S135W
19S120W...AND N OF 09S BETWEEN 169W AND 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 153W AND
141W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S AND E OF LINE 25S160W 20S155W
20S134W 09S134W 06S120W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 20S160E 23S167E
20S172E 25S178E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 18S TO 13S W OF 167W...AND
IN AREA BOUND BY 11S176W 02S166W 05S159W 12S168W 11S176W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.