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FZPS40 PHFO 242315
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC TUE NOV 24 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 24 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 25 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 26 2009.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NEAR 10S165E 1007 MB MOVING E 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 10S170E 1006 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11S175E 1004 MB. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 
NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 25S149W TO 22S151W TO 14S164W MOVING E SLOWLY. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM NE OF FRONT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S150W TO 20S153W TO 14S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S147W TO 19S152W TO 15S159W. 

.TROUGH FROM 07S177E TO 13S166W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED TSTMS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH. 

.RIDGE FROM 08S164W TO 11S155W TO 21S142W TO 24S134W MOVING SE 
SLOWLY. 

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 18S156W TO 25S141W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
N OF A LINE FROM 00N155W TO 05S143W TO 07S120W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 23S BETWEEN 146W AND 166W. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF A LINE FROM 00N157W TO 05S150W TO 08S120W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS DIMINISHED TO 8 FT OR LESS. 

.ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. 

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 05S BETWEEN 166E AND 176E. 

$$

.FORECASTER BRAVENDER. HONOLULU HI.