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FZPS40 PHFO 282237
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC THU MAR 28 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS_TROPICAL.PHP
FOR A PROPOSAL...AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...TO INCREASE
READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAR 28 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 29 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 30 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 18S175E 1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH FROM 10S160E TO LOW
TO 22S175W TO 25S173W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24S TO 18S W OF
170E. SEE SEAS BELOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 510 NM N AND
E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 09S160E TO 21S175W TO
25S170W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 15S W OF 170E. NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH S OF 14S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09S160E TO 14S173E TO 25S172W. SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17S TO 13S W OF 165E.

.TROUGH FROM 13S142W TO 25S126W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S142W TO 19S135W TO 24S120W. SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE FROM 25S123W TO 21S130W TO 21S144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12S148W TO 24S120W. SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT S OF A LINE FROM 24S120W TO 19S133W TO 19S150W.

.TROUGH FROM 02S132W TO 02S124W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 19S TO 24S BETWEEN 178E AND 170E...AND S OF 23S
E OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE FROM 25S122W TO 21S132W
TO 25S142W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 21S TO 19S W OF 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22S BETWEEN 143W AND
122W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 19S E OF 148W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 02S132W TO 02S142W TO 07S168W TO 06S173W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 155W AND 172W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 12S TO 07S BETWEEN 148W AND
158W.



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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.