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FZPN40 PHFO 151645
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT JUN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUN 15 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 16 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 17 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 09N BETWEEN 178W AND 150W...
AND FROM 15N TO 05N W OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 09N E OF 160W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N170W TO 28N178E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 18N AND 06N FROM 145W TO 170E. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 15N AND 04N FROM 152W TO
180E. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 16N AND 06N E OF 175E.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 06N E OF 175E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 07N153W TO 06N170W TO 03N160E. CLUSTERS OF
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 175E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ...MOSTLY BETWEEN 155W AND 170W.

$$
.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.