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FZPS40 PHFO 271115
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI NOV 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC NOV 27 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 28 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 29 2009.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WEAK LOW 08S169E 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO
08S160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM N OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 09S170E 1007 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 07S169E 1007 MB.
.WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25S144W TO 24S152W DISSIPATING.
.TROUGH FROM 10S180E TO 16S170W TO 18S165W MOVING SE SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 23S158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S141W TO 20S152W.
.RIDGE FROM 25S130W TO 22S135W TO 21S145W TO 22S156W NEARLY
STATIONARY.
.RIDGE FROM 25S168W TO 24N164W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.RIDGE FROM 09S170W TO 04N180E TO 03S176E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 24S BETWEEN 123W AND 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 01S BETWEEN 145W AND 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18S BETWEEN 155W AND 172W.
OTHERWISE
SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF AREA.
.HONOLULU HI.
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