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FZPS40 PHFO 270515
HSFSP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED FEB 27 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FEB 27 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 28 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 01 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 13S161E 1004 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGH FROM 13S160E TO LOW 
TO 14S170E TO 18S175E TO 22S180W TO 25S179W MOVING S SLOWLY. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 540 NM N OF TROUGH AND LOW 
W OF 172E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM S OF 
TROUGH W OF 172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14S163E 1001 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 
300 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 18S167E 999 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 120 NM ELSEWHERE OF LOW.

.SHEAR LINE FROM 24S120W TO 25S124W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS S OF 22S E OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 25S130W TO 19S132W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO 22S BETWEEN 127W AND 135W...AND S OF 22S 
BETWEEN 125W AND TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 25S131W TO 20S133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH THE NEXT FEATURE.

.TROUGH FROM 09S156W TO 14S143W TO 22S137W MOVING SW SLOWLY. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 07S TO 19S BETWEEN 136W AND 160W...AND 
FROM 19S TO 22S BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11S160W TO 14S148W TO 20S136W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11S159W TO 20S140W TO 22S132W TO 
25S129W.

.CONVERGENCE LINE FROM 25S173W TO 18S179W TO 13S174E MOVING S SLOWLY.
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF LINE S OF 18S. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE...AND WITHIN 90 NM ELSEWHERE  
OF LINE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONVERGENCE LINE FROM 25S175W TO 18S179E. 
ASSOCIATED WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONVERGENCE LINE FROM 25S176W TO 21S178W.

.RIDGE FROM 01S160E TO 09S175E TO 13S176W TO 25S160W MOVING 
SW SLOWLY.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S145W TO 18S162W TO 17S178W TO 
19S180W TO 12S172E TO 18S167E TO 17S160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 22S120W TO 
09S166W TO 20S175W TO 20S180W TO 14S171E TO 22S167E TO 15S162E TO 
15S160E...AND FROM 09S TO 15S BETWEEN 163E AND 168E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
N OF A LINE FROM 02S163W TO 08S167W TO 01S176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT FROM 11S TO 19S BETWEEN 163E AND 
172E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 17S120W TO 12S135W TO 
20S156W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT FROM 05S TO 20S BETWEEN 150W AND 170W...AND 
S OF A LINE FROM 25S165E TO 20S169E TO 20S173E TO 25S176E. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT N OF 05S BETWEEN 157W AND 176E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

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.HONOLULU HI.