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FZPN40 PHFO 271530
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED SEP 27 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 27 2023.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 28 2023.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 29 2023.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N141W TO 09N141W MOVING W 10 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 12N TO 19N E OF 147W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF
TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N145W TO 08N146W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 12N151W TO 07N152W. WINDS 20 TO
25 KT FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 146W AND 152W.

.TROUGH FROM 15N167E TO 08N160E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 148W AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 23N E OF
153W...AND FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 151W AND 166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 21N E OF
145W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 150W...AND
FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 152W AND 163W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N173E TO 29N167E.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 21N E OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 10N TO 21N E OF 153W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 170E AND 163E...
AND FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 178E AND 171E.

.ITCZ FROM 09N143W TO 07N148W TO 07N170W TO 06N176E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS S OF 11N BETWEEN 146W AND 177E...AND
FROM 05N TO 09N E OF 146W.

$$

.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.