FZPS40 PHFO 031524
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC FRI FEB 03 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03 2023.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 04 2023.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 05 2023.

.WARNINGS. 

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COMPLEX LOW 15S177E 1005 MB MOVING W 15 KT. SECOND LOW 23S173W 
1009 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. TROUGH FROM 08S161E TO LOW TO SECOND LOW 
TO 25S168W NEARLY STATIONARY. N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 
150NM E OF TROUGH S OF 10S. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM W OF
TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM 
E AND NE OF TROUGH AND LOWS...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 
12S174W 21S164W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14S169E 1004 MB. SECOND LOW MOVED S OF AREA.
TROUGH FROM 08S160E TO LOW TO 25S169W. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 
TROUGH AND LOW S OF 10S....AND N TO NW WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
TROUGH S OF 20S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 18S165E 1006 MB. TROUGH 10S160E TO LOW TO 
20S177W...THENCE COLD FRONT TO 25S162W. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITHIN 240NM E OF TROUGH S OF 08S...AND S OF 18S BETWEEN 160W AND
175W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 23S130W TO 25S125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22S134W TO 25S125W.

.RIDGE 24S171E 14S162E MOVING W 10 KT.

.RIDGE 25S157W 12S176W 02S160E MOVING SW SLOWLY W OF 170E
AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.

.RIDGE 25S134W 16S120W MOVING S SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING. 

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

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 13S BETWEEN 168W AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 12S170E 
15S172E. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 210 NM OF A LINE 10S171E
25S176W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 20S169W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 150 NM OF A LINE 08S167E
25S173E.

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

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF A LINE 13S149W 25S146W.

$$

.FORECASTER MBALLARD. HONOLULU HI.