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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> S Pacific High Seas Forecast from HFO

                   
                     
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FZPS40 PHFO 132315
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC MON FEB 13 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FEB 13 2012.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 14 2012.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 15 2012.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE NEAR 21.4S 176.2W AT 131800 UTC MOVING 
N 05 KT. MAX WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17S BETWEEN 179E AND 173W...AND S OF 23S BETWEEN 169W 
AND 173W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND E 
OF CENTER. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE 20.8S 176.7W. MAX WINDS 
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN 
174W AND 179W...AND S OF 22S BETWEEN 168W AND 179E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE 21.8S 177.4W. MAX WINDS 
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S BETWEEN 
175W AND 179W...AND S OF 23S BETWEEN 172W AND 178E. SEE LATEST 
BULLETIN FROM RSMC NADI.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 24S159W 1007 MB MOVING ESE 10 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 22S165W TO 
22S172W. FRONT FROM LOW TO 25S155W. TROUGH AND FRONT NEARLY 
STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW OF LOW. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S BETWEEN 154W AND 162W...AND WITHIN 
90 NM OF TROUGH AND FRONT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF AREA. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR 
LESS.

.LOW 19S132W 1014 MB MOVING SW SLOWLY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 
25S129W...AND FROM LOW TO 15S136W TO SECOND LOW 15S144W 1014 MB. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08S TO 16S BETWEEN 145W AND 152W...AND 
FROM 13S TO 17S BETWEEN TROUGH AND 127W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 19S137W 1013 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 21S143W 1012 MB.

.TROUGH FROM 17S164E TO 13S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FROM 13S TO 18S W OF 171E. 

.HIGH 12S153W 1015 MB MOVING WSW 10 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 
08S143W...AND FROM HIGH TO 09S174W TO 11S171E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 15S156W 1014 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 25S123W TO 14S125W TO 11S132W MOVING SW SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 25S136W TO 22S140W TO 21S143W MOVING W SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 20S171E TO 14S175W TO 18S170W. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 16S E OF 130W...AND N OF 02S BETWEEN 177W AND 
175E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 20S174E TO 
16S176W TO 25S150W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF 125W BETWEEN 12S AND 23S. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 18S175E TO 
18S155W TO 23S135W. 

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12S TO 16S BETWEEN 168W AND 171E...AND 
FROM 09S TO 12S BETWEEN 170E AND 178E. 

$$

.FORECASTER BRAVENDER. HONOLULU HI.