FZPS40 PHFO 261454
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC APR 26 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 27 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 28 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S175W 20S180W THENCE TROUGH 16S170E MOVING
SLOWLY SE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH N OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVES S OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH
25S173W 20S178E 12S160E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S175W 20S180W 15S160E. WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF TROUGH. 

.TROUGH 08S160E 08S166E MOVING SE 10 KT. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S TO 05S W OF 180W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S160E 08S166E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10S160E 12S164E. 

.TROUGH 05S174W 10S166W 15S168W MOVING S SLOWLY. 
ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM OF TROUGH S E OF 160W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 

.TROUGH TROUGH 19S140W 25S137W MOVING NE 10 KT. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH, 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 25S135W 20S141W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S135W 18S132W. 

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 25S TO 15S BETWEEN 165W AND 150W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20S BETWEEN 170W
AND 145W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14S BETWEEN 170W
AND 140W. 

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

.SEAS 8 TO 10 S OF LINE 15S170W 15S160W 20S150W 25S145W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 17S165W
17S150W 25S138W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF LINE 16S165W
17S150W 20S140W 25S130W...AND S OF 20S W OF 175E.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 03S BETWEEN 145W AND 155W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 15S167W...
AND WITHIN 180 NM OF POINT 21S147W.





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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.