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FZPS40 PHFO 170331
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JUL 17 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 18 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 19 2024.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S164E 20S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S173E 17S165E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT S OF
LINE 12S160E 19S169E 19S176E 25S179W. SEE SEAS BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S136W 20S144W 15S157W MOVING E 10 KT. SEE WINDS AND SEAS
BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S133W 20S141W 15S157W. SEE WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S132W 20S140W 15S157W. SEE WINDS AND
SEAS BELOW.

.FRONT 25S176W 18S174E THENCE TROUGH TO 14S168E 09S160E. FRONT
MOVING E 15 KT NEAR 25S BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY N OF 20S.
TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM
OF TROUGH N OF 12S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S167W 18S174E THENCE TROUGH TO 14S168E
10S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 25S145W 20S161W.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S151W 20S143W 21S132W 25S128W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24S W OF 170E...AND E OF 147W BETWEEN 04S
AND 19S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 136W AND 125W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 01S TO 10S BETWEEN 151W AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 140W AND 166W.
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 125W AND 137W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S AND E OF LINE 25S162W 20S153W 20S135W 03S131W
03S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 00S176E 10S177W 00S170W...AND
S OF 24S W OF 171E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S156W 20S140W
25S129W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE 23S120W 10S135W 05S135W
04S120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S AND E OF LINE 25S164W 22S158W
20S141W 15S123W 04S120W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 19S W OF 175E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 08N AND W OF 175E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 01S TO 05S BETWEEN 150W AND 156W.

$$

.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.