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FZPS40 PHFO 101028
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI JAN 10 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC JAN 10 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 11 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 12 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM PITA NEAR 18.1S 173.7W 995 MB AT 0600 UTC JAN 9
MOVING ESE AT 22 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 33 KT OR LESS FROM 21S
TO 14S BETWEEN 170W AND 177W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 19S TO
12S BETWEEN 172W AND 177W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 20S TO
07S BETWEEN 170W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PITA NEAR 20.5S 166.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 33 KT
OR LESS FROM 24S TO 17S BETWEEN 164W AND 170W. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER FROM 22S 14S BETWEEN 163W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE 23S TO 10S BETWEEN 163W AND 177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PITA NEAR 21.3S 159.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 33 KT OR
LESS FROM 25S TO 18S BETWEEN 155W AND 163W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
S OF LINE 25S160W 12S158W 16S162W 25S171W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF 11S BETWEEN 144W AND 177W.

...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT 25S128W 15S138W MOVING E SLOWLY. WINDS
30 TO 40 KT S OF LINE 25S121W 22S130W 25S127W. SEAS 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 23S120W 19S129W 21S144W 25S128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH FRONT AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF LINE 25S122W 18S136W 18S139W 25S126W. SEAS
20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 24S120W 16S137W 18S140W 25S126W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 20S163W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. FRONT 25S147W TO LOW
TO TROPICAL STORM PITA TO 15S179W 11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN
AREA BOUNDED BY 11S162E 07S167E 13S162W 20S155W 25S141W 25S147W
19S164W 11S163E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM NE OF
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 23S151W 1004 MB. FRONT 23S147W
TO LOW TO TROPICAL STORM PITA TO 14S178W 11S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 09S168E 10S172W 21S148W 24S150W 18S169W
14S172W 10S168E 09S168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 22S147W 1002 MB. FRONT 25S127W 21S140W
TO LOW TO TROPICAL STORM PITA TO 17S178E 13S160E. WINDS 20 TO 30
KT FROM 22S TO 15S BETWEEN 140W AND 151W...FROM 18S TO 12S BETWEEN
152W AND 163W...AND FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 177W AND 178E.

.WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S E OF 138W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 14 FT FROM 21S TO 17S BETWEEN 160W AND 164W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 24S120W 23S130W 25S142W 10S165W
00S152W 00S174E 07S178E 10S172E 21S176W 25S164W 25S120W 24S120W
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19S E OF 147W...AND S OF
14S BETWEEN 149W AND 160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 10S BETWEEN 156W
AND 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 13 FT S OF LINE 25S120W 21S131W
25S127W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE 22S120W 16S138W 25S133W.

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


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.