FZPS40 PHFO 120515
HSFSP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC MON MAY 12 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 12 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 13 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 14 2008.
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.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT 25S120W 24S129W 25S135W MOVING N 10 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21S120W TO 20S125W TO 
21S133W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT E OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDING FROM 16S120W TO 16S127W 
TO 17S133W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.WEAK FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25S160W TO 22S167W TO 17S177W TO 10S160E 
NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S152W 16S180 10S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S156W 19S175W 10S160E.
.HIGH 19S143W 1014MB MOVING SE 20KT. RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 18S120W 
TO HIGH MOVING N 10 KT. RIDGE EXTENDING FROM HIGH TO 14S175W MOVING 
S SLOWLY AND ERODING FROM W.
.RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 19S180 TO 19S170E TO 22S160E MOVING SE 15KT.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
.SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 25S159W TO 19S168W TO 
17S175E TO 25S170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SE OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 22S120W 
TO 23S127W TO 25S128W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 153W AND 
162W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SE OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 18S120W 
TO 20S128W TO 25S129W AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 
EXTENDING FROM 17S120W TO 19S130W TO 25S 135W.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF POINT 20S162W.
HONOLULU HI
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