The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

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FZPS40 PHFO 170500
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC THU JAN 17 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JAN 17 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 18 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 19 2013.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW S OF AREA NEAR 26S166W 994 MB MOVING S 15 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW
TO 16S178W TO 13S169E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 15S170W TO 16S164W TO 20S160W TO 25S160W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
03S160E TO 08S176W TO 16S169W TO 25S159W AND WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH
W OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF FCST AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S162W TO
20S162E TO 16S171W TO 12S170E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11S171W TO 12S166W TO 20S156W TO 25S156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW S OF AREA NEAR 28S159W. TROUGH FROM
25S158W TO 20S158W TO 13S168W. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITHIN 360 MILES N
AND E OF TROUGH.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 13S169E 1003 MB MOVING E SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 13S170E 1003 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14S172E 1003 MB.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN AREA S OF 22S BETWEEN 168W AND 159W. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 20S BETWEEN 178W AND 170W...AND S OF 14S
BETWEEN 170W AND 158W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 06S BETWEEN 175E AND
145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 14S170W TO 20S158W TO 25S158W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED FROM 00S170E TO 13S170E TO 16S170W TO
25S167W TO 25S153W TO 00S145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 20 FT WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11S167W TO 15S160W TO 22S154W TO 25S154W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
ELSEWHERE N OF 13S BETWEEN 175E AND 150W AND S OF 13S BETWEEN 168W
AND 150W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$
.FORECASTER RTANABE. HONOLULU HI.





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