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fzps40 phfo 092347
hsfsp
high seas forecast
national weather service honolulu hi
2330 utc tue feb 09 2010
superseded by next issuance in 6 hours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.
pan pan
south pacific equator to 25s between 120w and 160e
synopsis valid 1800 utc feb 09 2010.
24 hour forecast valid 1800 utc feb 10 2010.
48 hour forecast valid 1800 utc feb 11 2010.
. warnings.
... hurricane warning...
. tropical cyclone pat 16. 5s 158. 9w at 091800 utc moving sse 06 kt.
maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt near center. winds 34 kt
or greater and seas 12 ft or higher within 150 nm se semicircle and
90 nm elsewhere. winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere
within 360 nm s quadrant and and 120 nm elsewhere. numerous moderate
to strong tstms within 60 nm of center.
. 24 hour forecast tropical cyclone pat 18. 7s 160. 6w at 101800 utc.
sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt near center. winds 34 kt or
greater and seas 12 ft or higher within 70 nm of center. winds 20 to
33 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere within 300 nm s semicircle and
120 nm elsewhere.
. 48 hour forecast tropical cyclone pat 20. 9s 164. 2w at 111800 utc.
maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt near center. winds 34 kt
or greater and seas 12 ft or higher within 60 nm of center. winds 20
to 33 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere within 300 nm sw semicircle
and 60 nm elsewhere.
see wtps11 nffn from rsmc nadi for further details.
. synopsis and forecast.
. tropical depression 10f 12s172w 1004 mb nearly stationary.
trough from 11s175w to 11s174e to 15s160e nearly stationary. w to nw
winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of center and also within 90 nm of
line from 04s166e to 06s180e to 08s170w to 09s160w. scattered
moderate to strong tstms within 150 nm of center of tropical
depression and isolated moderate tstms bounded by 05s170e to 00s170w
to 10s158w to17s155w to center of tropical depression to 10s172e to
16s169e to 10s165e to 05n170e.
. 24 hour forecast low 12s170w 1004 mb. w to nw winds 20 to 25 kt
within 90 nm of line from 05s170e to 08s170w to 09s160w.
. 48 hour forecast low 12s167w 1002 mb. w to nw winds 20 to 25 kt
within 90 nm of line from 05s170e to 08s170w to 09s160w.
. trough from 18s149w to 25s142w nearly stationary.
. ridge from 12s144w to 03s156w to 00s166w and also front 00170e to
01s160e nearly stationary.
. otherwise ... winds 20 kt or less over rest of forecast area.
. except as noted with tropical cyclone pat ... seas 12 to 14 ft
bounded by 25s138w to 19s145w to 13s157w to 16s159w to 25s146w to
25s138w. seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere e of line from 00s177w to 04s160e
to 13s176w to 25s170w.
. 24 hour forecast except as noted with tropical cyclone pat ... seas
mainly 8 to 12 ft e of line from 00s178e to 06s163e to 12s173w to
25s163w.
. 48 hour forecast except as noted with tropical cyclone pat ... seas
mainly 8 to 12 ft e of line from 00s160e to 05s160e to 09s167e to
13s174w to 25s163w.
. otherwise ... seas 8 ft or less over rest of forecast area.
. scattered moderate to strong tstms within 60 nm of line 07s145w to
07s151w. also within 9 nm of point 13s131w.
$$
. forecaster jhoag. honolulu hi.