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FZPS40 PHFO 081528
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 08 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 09 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 10 2025.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW JUST SOUTH OF AREA NEAR 26S161W 995 MB MOVING E 10 KT. NW
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW. NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S BETWEEN 160W AND 167W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 330 NM N AND E OF LOW.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT S OF
24S BETWEEN 156W AND 158W. S TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE S
OF 20S BETWEEN 156W AND 165W. S TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
S OF 20S BETWEEN 153W AND 167W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 21S167W 1002 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. FRONT FROM GALE LOW TO
STORM LOW MOVING ENE 15 KT. NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 240
NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF
15S BETWEEN FRONT AND 163W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270
N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 20S165W 1004 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
25S152W. NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF E SEMICIRCLE
OF LOW. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 15S BETWEEN FRONT
AND 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 22S157W 1005 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
25S148W. NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT FROM 18S TO 14S BETWEEN 165W TO
175W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN LOW AND 147W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 17S176E 1004 MB. FRONT FROM 12S160E TO LOW TO GALE LOW
MENTIONED ABOVE. LOW AND FRONT SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY E. NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT S OF 11S BETWEEN 173W AND FRONT. NUMEROUS STRONG TO
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM PRIMARILY E OF BOTH LOWS AND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 16S178W 1002 MB. FRONT FROM 10S160E TO
LOW TO GALE LOW. NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 09S BETWEEN A LINE
FROM 09S177E TO 25S150W AND FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S178W 1004 MB. FRONT FROM 10S160E TO
LOW TO GALE LOW. NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 09S BETWEEN A LINE
FROM 09S172E TO 12S165W TO 25S144W AND FRONT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 22S W OF 138W.

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

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM STORM LOW ABOVE TO
17S169W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AN AREA 00S168W TO
09S162W TO 25S158W TO 25S173W TO 20S170E TO 11S170E TO 08S175W TO
00S179W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM
25S155W TO 16S166W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BETWEEN TWO LINES
FROM 25S1560W TO 00S167W AND FROM 25S168W TO 11S170E TO 06S179E TO
00S174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM
18S174W TO 11S177W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY AN AREA
00S150W TO 11S164W TO 25S144W TO 25S164W TO 10S170E TO 05S176E TO
00S174E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 10S BETWEEN 138W AND 143W.



$$

.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.