FZPS40 PHFO 211715
HSFSP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC SAT NOV 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC NOV 21 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 22 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 23 2009.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 24S135W 1011MB MOVING S SLOWLY.  TROUGH FROM LOW TO 19S141W AND 
WARM FRONT FROM LOW TO 24S131W TO 22S123W.  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 
THE WARM FRONT.  ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF WARM FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF 25S.  WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS S 
OF 24S E OF 25S125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.TROUGH FROM 19S141W TO 14S160W TO 06S180E NEARLY STATIONARY.  
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 N OF THE FRONT E OF 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW FORMED NEAR 18S151W 1005MB.  TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM LOW TO 09S176W AND FROM LOW TO 19S140W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22S143W 1005MB.  TROUGH FROM LOW TO 15S154W 
AND FROM LOW TO 25S137W.  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM NE OF 
TROUGH S OF 18S AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.TROUGH FROM 02S160E TO 02S173E TO 00N179W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.RIDGE FROM 21S122W TO 16S130W TO 18S141W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
.SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 20S E OF 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 04SE OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 16S152W TO 
16S135W TO 06S127W TO 06S120W.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. 
$$
.HONOLULU.