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FZPS40 PHFO 131710
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC WED FEB 13 2013
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 13 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 14 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 15 2013.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 21S138W 1009 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
25S136W...AND FROM LOW TO 19S136W TO 14S146W TO 14S150W NEARLY
STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF LOW AND
TROUGHS S OF 17S...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23S135W 1008 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
25S133W...AND FROM LOW TO 20S135W TO 17S141W TO 15S157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23S133W 1010 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
25S131W...AND FROM LOW TO 22S134W TO 21S141W.
.LOW 25S146W 1011 MB MOVING NW SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25S143W TO
20S143W TO 17S151W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
60 NM OF TROUGH W OF 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23S148W 1009 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
25S148W...AND FROM LOW TO 21S148W TO 19S152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22S151W 1011 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO
25S149W...AND FROM LOW TO 20S154W.
.FRONT FROM 23S120W TO 22S126W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH FROM 25S120W TO 24S127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED FAR S OF FORECAST WATERS.
.TROUGH FROM 25S179E TO 21S174E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM SW OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.TROUGH FROM 05S173E TO 13S180E TO 21S169W MOVING WSW SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM NE OF TROUGH N OF 12S...AND
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S175E TO 23S175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19S177E TO 25S177W.
.RIDGE FROM 18S120W TO 14S130W TO 11S142W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.RIDGE FROM 25S155W TO 20S150W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.RIDGE FROM 25S168W TO 22S175W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 08S BETWEEN 140W AND 177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 10S BETWEEN 170W AND 176E...
AND N OF 06S BETWEEN 144W AND 170W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN
145W AND 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 00S155W TO
08S164W TO 10S174E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22S W OF 172E.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 08S W OF 170E...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF A
POINT 18S128W.
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.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.