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FZPS40 PHFO 071715
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT NOV 07 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 07 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 08 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 09 2009.
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.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT FROM 25S136W TO 22S141W TO 17S156W TO 07S167E. FRONT MOVING
E 15 KT S OF 22S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE
TO STRONG TSTMS BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 02S166E TO 10S156W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW FORMED ON FRONT NEAR 19S158W 1011MB. FRONT
FROM LOW TO 14S170W TO 13S175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 23S150W 1007MB. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE.
.TROUGH FROM 22S120W TO 09S133W NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENING.
.RIDGE FROM 25S122W TO 22S139W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13S160E 14S167E 21S180W
23S160W 13S160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 12S AND 20S W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 11S160E TO 00N179E TO 25S129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 11S160E TO
01S176E TO 18S130W TO 25S121W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 10S W OF 176E. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S156W TO 07S132W TO 20S120W.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.
$$
.HONOLULU.