FZPS40 PHFO 201110
HSFSP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC SAT SEP 20 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 20 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 21 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 22 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.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT FROM 25S174W TO 23S175W TO 17S180W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT S OF 
23S AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 21S171W 1011 MB. FRONTS FROM LOW TO 
25S169W...AND FROM LOW TO 16S174W TO 15S180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED FAR S OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT FROM 
25S162W TO 17S170W TO 15S180W.
.SHEAR LINE FROM 16S120W TO 15S130W TO 14S140W MOVING NE SLOWLY. E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 420 NM S OF SHEAR LINE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 15S120W TO 15S130W. E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF SHEAR LINE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 15S120W TO 15S127W. E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S OF SHEAR LINE. 
.TROUGH FROM 17S180E TO 13S170E TO 10S160E NEARLY STATIONARY. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 167E...AND E OF 
172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14S180E TO 12S170E TO 11S160E. E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16S180E TO 15S170E TO 13S160E. E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 330 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 163E.
.TROUGH FROM 25S168W TO 20S173W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE 
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.RIDGE FROM 25S177E TO 24S178E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.RIDGE FROM 25S160W TO 24S162W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA S OF 16S E OF 142W...AND IN AREA S OF 
18S BETWEEN 142W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN AREA S OF 12S E OF 143W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN AREA S OF 06S E OF 139W. 
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 169W AND 
175W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 19S172W TO 15S177W.
$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.