FZPS40 PHFO 222315 HSFSP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2330 UTC WED FEB 22 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FEB 22 2012. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 23 2012. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 24 2012. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 10S160E TO 13S170E TO 16S170W MOVING W SLOWLY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 160 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 173E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 178W AND 177E. .TROUGH FROM 25S164W TO 22S167W TO 17S174W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. .COLD FRONT FROM 25S133W TO 22S140W TO 20S150W TO 20S152W MOVING E AND N TO 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 100 NM OF FRONT MAINLY W OF 140W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S130W TO 22S135W TO 20S147W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S124W TO 23S130W TO 20S144W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14S E OF 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S134W TO 22S140W TO 22S150W TO 25S160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S126W TO 21S140W TO 24S153W TO 24S166W TO 25S170W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ISOLATED AREAS OF SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15S137W TO 15S160W. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 06S AND 10S FROM 175W TO 177E. $$ .HONOLULU.