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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC THU JUN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUN 20 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 21 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 22 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 05N171E TO 04N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N174E TO 07N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N168E TO 08N160E.

.HIGH 30N175E 1021 MB MOVING E 10 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 27N160E...
AND FROM HIGH TO 28N172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 30N180E 1020 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 30N156W TO 28N166W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM N OF LINE FROM 12N145W TO
09N158W TO 09N175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN
150W AND 158W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 16N167W TO 10N170E TO 04N175E TO
00N157W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF LINE FROM 13N178E TO 03N175W
TO 00N157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 15N E OF 175W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 09N140W TO 06N165W TO 06N175W TO 05N171E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N...AND WITHIN 75 NM S...OF
ITCZ W OF 167W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ E OF
162W.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.