FZPS40 PHFO 171537 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1730 UTC SUN JAN 17 2021 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JAN 17 2021. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 18 2021. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 19 2021. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 25S177E 17S160E MOVING NE 10 KT E OF 170E...NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S177W 18S172E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S175W 22S178E. .RIDGE 25S130W 18S180W 20S170E MOVING S SLOWLY. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SE OF LINE 07S120W 08S128W 20S134W 25S145W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF LINE 00S140W 05S178W 00S175E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE 00S142W 06S148W 05S175E 00S175E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 05S E OF 132W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT NE OF LINE 25S120W 05S160W 00S177E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA. REST OF AREA SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 10S BETWEEN 165W AND 152W. $$ .HONOLULU FORECASTER.