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FZPS40 PHFO 061136
HSFSP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC TUE JAN 06 2026
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 06 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 07 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 08 2026.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 18S171E 1006 MB MOVING SSE 15 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW 22S174E
HENCE FRONT 25S175E. FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED STRONG TSTM
180 NM OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25S175E 1008 MB. TROUGH AND FRONT S OF
AREA. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM SSW LOW S OF A LINE 25S179E
21S166E 23S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED FEATURES FAR S OF AREA.
.TROUGH 08S176E 03S168E 03S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08S176E 03S164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENED TROUGH 07S166E 08S174E.
.TROUGH 12S162W 14S156W 15S148W 19S141W HENCE FRONT 25S138W.
TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY...FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SW. SCATTERED TO
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH OR FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 21S147W 21S141W 25S137W. FRONT MOVED S OF
AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17S142W 25S137W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 12S120W 03S166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDED TO 2.5 M OR LOWER.
OTHERWISE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER
REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SCATTERED TO ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE
14S179W 08S177E.
.FORECASTER BLOOD. HONOLULU HI.
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