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FZPS40 PHFO 050510
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC FRI DEC 05 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC DEC 05 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 06 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 07 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 1008MB 22S165W MOVING SE SLOWLY. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25S163W TO 
22S159W TO 14S166W TO 11S180W TO 06S167E. WINDS 20 TO 35 KT S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 158W AND 168W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT S OF 20S BETWEEN 172W 
AND 152W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
17S AND 22S AND WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 164W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW SE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1005MB 23S163W. TROUGH FROM 25S158W TO 
15S166W TO 12S180 TO 06S167E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S BETWEEN 
150W AND 168W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S152W TO 21S153W 
TO 19S176W TO 25S176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1002MB SOUTH OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 25S161W TO 
16S166W TO 12S180 TO 06S167E. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT S OF 21S BETWEEN 145W AND 165W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S121W TO 22S128W THENCE A TROUGH TO 20S134W TO 
15S143W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT. TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH FROM 
25S120W TO 23S131W TO 20S140W TO 16S149W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S122W TO 23S131W TO 20S140W TO 
16S149W.

.TROUGH FROM 25S175E TO 20S171E TO 15S165E NEARLY STATIONARY. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 12S AND 17S.

.RIDGE FROM 25S154W TO 20S155W TO 15S160W TO 13S166W NEARLY 
STATIONARY.

.RIDGE FROM 22S120W TO 20S127W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.RIDGE FROM 25S179W TO 20S176W TO 16S171W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.SEAS 9 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 18S120W TO 15S128W TO 25S150W. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT E OF 125W BETWEEN 05S AND 14S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 11 FT E OF A LINE FROM 25S140W TO 
12S130W TO 11S120W. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT N OF 02S BETWEEN 170W AND 
178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 10 FT E OF 128W BETWEEN 05S AND 15S. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT N OF 05S BETWEEN 157W AND 176E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST 
AREA.

$$
.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.