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FZPS40 PHFO 061532
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT JUL 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUL 06 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 07 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 08 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S165W TO 21S169W TO 16S177W THENCE
STATIONARY FRONT TO 12S175E TO 07S160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E 20 KT.
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ENTIRE AREA S OF
FRONTS...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 20S TO 24S W OF 177E.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 07S TO 11S W OF 173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S157W TO 17S173W THENCE TROUGH
TO 11S173E TO 07S160E. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO
12 FT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 14S TO
19S W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 20S157W THENCE TROUGH TO
16S165W TO 12S178E TO 07S160E. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO
12 FT S OF FRONT AND TROUGH...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 12S TO
16S BETWEEN 170W AND 168E.

.TROUGH FROM 01S161E TO 05S168E TO 07S179E TO 08S178W TO 10S175W
TO 15S172W MOVING SW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
180 NM OF TROUGH W OF 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S160E TO 07S172E TO 10S176W TO
14S169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 10S E OF 144W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13S E OF 145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S E OF 140W.

.TROUGH FROM 03S154W TO 06S141W MOVING W 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S155W TO 07S148W TO 10S144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 03S165W TO 06S154W TO 09S153W.

.SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 03S E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 05S E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT S OF 02S E OF 145W...
AND N OF 11S BETWEEN 144W AND 160W.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 06S TO 10S BETWEEN 166W AND 168W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 45 NM OF POINT 18S170W...AND FROM
15S TO 18S BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.