The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

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FZPS40 PHFO 252301
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED NOV 25 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC NOV 25 2020.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 26 2020.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 27 2020.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S146W TO 18S151W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S144W TO 23S147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH LOW DESCRIBED DIRECTLY
BELOW.

.LOW NEAR 18S151W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FRONT FROM 25S130W
TO 24S132W...THENCE TROUGH TO 20S142W TO LOW TO 15S154W TO
13S150W. TROUGH AND FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW...TROUGH AND FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 18S150W 1012 MB. FRONT DISSIPATED.
TROUGH FROM 25S140W TO LOW TO 12S155W TO 11S163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 18S150W. TROUGH PARTIALLY MERGED
WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE. FRONT FROM 25S140W TO LOW...THENCE
TROUGH TO 14S156W TO 16S167W TO 15S163W.

.LOW NEAR 14S163E 1007 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 23S TO 13S W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 16S171E 1008 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S173E
TO LOW. SECOND TROUGH FROM 17S171W TO LOW. THIRD TROUGH FROM
13S160E TO 14S167E TO LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 24S178E 1005 MB. TROUGH FROM 25S178E
TO LOW. SECOND TROUGH FROM 15S163W TO 21S171W TO LOW. THIRD
TROUGH FROM 12S169E TO LOW. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18S
BETWEEN 167W AND 174W.

.FRONT FROM 25S163E TO 23S160E MOVING E SLOWLY AND WEAKENING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22S TO 17S BETWEEN 160W AND
173W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21S TO 16S
BETWEEN 161W AND 174W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NE OF A LINE FROM
16S120W TO 00S144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE
FROM 13S120W TO 02S142W.

.REST OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.


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.FORECASTER FOSTER. HONOLULU HI.