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FZPS40 PHFO 051520
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1730 UTC THU MAR 05 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 05 2020.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 06 2020.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 07 2020.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 21S142W 1008 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 20S137W TO 16S132W TO 
16S129W TO 21S120W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 22S147W TO 24S150W. LOW... 
FRONT...AND TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. MAINLY E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S 
OF 21S BETWEEN 137W AND 144W. NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 
120W S OF 17S. ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 
NM OF LOW NE QUADRANT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 20S BETWEEN 145W 
AND 152W...AND WITHIN 60 NM NE OF FRONT E OF 123W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 19S141W 1007 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 20S137W TO 
15S131W TO 19S120W. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 20S147W TO 23S151W. MAINLY E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21S BETWEEN 135W AND 142W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S140W 1009 MB. TROUGH FROM 22S134W TO LOW TO 
21S148W TO 23S153W. FRONT FROM 17S132W TO 17S126W TO 20S120W. MAINLY 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22S BETWEEN 137W AND 142W. 

.LOW 14S172E 1007 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 10S169E TO 
09S165E TO 10S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS N OF 07S W OF 171E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 
WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW SE QUADRANT...AND FROM 16S TO 21S BETWEEN 166E 
AND 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. NEW LOW 06S164E 1008 MB. TROUGH 
FROM LOW TO 07S160E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. NEW LOW 12S174E 1008 MB. TROUGH 
FROM LOW TO 09S160E.

.TROUGH FROM 17S162W TO 15S171W TO 06S180E TO 08S176E MOVING S 
SLOWLY. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS N OF 
09S BETWEEN 171E AND 175W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 
07S TO 13S BETWEEN 158W AND 165W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13S 
TO 17S BETWEEN 161W AND 174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19S164W TO 13S178W TO 11S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22S162W TO 23S166W TO 17S178W TO 
14S177E.

.HIGH 17S146W 1012 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. RIDGE FROM 13S120W TO 
12S130W TO 14S140W TO HIGH TO 17S154W TO 16S160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. NEW HIGH 18S153W 1011 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 13S164W TO 05S174W TO 02S180E TO 01S160E NEARLY 
STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE FROM 18S120W TO 23S136W TO 21S141W TO 
21S146W TO 25S153W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE FROM 15S120W TO 21S136W 
TO 21S144W TO 24S147W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 19S BETWEEN 167E AND 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 15S E OF 127W...AND S OF 21S 
BETWEEN 137W AND 144W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.