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FZPS40 PHFO 050316
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC SUN FEB 05 2023
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) IN HONOLULU, HAWAII AND THE NWS
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION OCEAN PREDICTION
CENTER (OPC) IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL MONDAY FEBRUARY
27 2023 ON A PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE THE FORECASTS OF HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN HIGH SEAS TEXT FORECASTS ISSUED BY WFO
HONOLULU AND THE OPC. PLEASE VISIT WEATHER.GOV/HAWAII TO PROVIDE
COMMENTS.
SECURITE
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 05 2023.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 06 2023.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 07 2023.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW NEAR 12S167E 1004 MB MOVING WSW 10 KT. TROUGH FROM 07S160E
TO LOW AND NEAR STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 09S170E TO SECOND LOW
BELOW. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF
LOW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 23S TO 09S BETWEEN 175E AND 169E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 MILES GENERALLY N
AND E OF LOW AND FIRST TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15S162E 1001 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM
LOW TO 21S166E TO 20S177E TO 25S168E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 210 NM E
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED W OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH ASSOCIATED
WITH LOW FROM 20S160E TO 20S171E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO
12 FT WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
.LOW NEAR 23S173W 1006 MB MOVING SSE 15 KT. STATIONARY FROM LOW
TO 23S169W TO 25S168W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW AND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH N OF LOW S OF 19S. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 20S.
.RIDGE FROM 15S154W TO 13S176W TO 13S177E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22S TO 16S BETWEEN 146W AND 151W.
.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.
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