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FZPS40 PHFO 281511
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
OCTOBER 16 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 SEP 28 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 29 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 30 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S129W 15S165W THENCE TROUGH 11S179E 06S160E. FRONT
MOVING SE 20 KT S OF 23S AND MOVING E SLOWLY N OF 23S. TROUGH
NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 270
NM OF TROUGH W OF 179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM
ELSEWHERE E OF 179E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF AREA. TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 25S161E 22S161E 19S160E MOVING NE SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S161E 18S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 12S165E 02S163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 16S168E 09S160E.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09S TO 06S W OF 163E...AND S OF 23S W OF
165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20S TO 15S BETWEEN 177W
TO 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19S TO 15S BETWEEN 178W
AND 168W.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S162W 15S179W 11S165W 13S157W
25S143W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 25S149W 19S152W
17S146W 20S139W 25S132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 25S134W 21S132W 20S126W 25S120W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.



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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.