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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC MON MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 20 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 21 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 22 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N155W 1014 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N153W TO
23N154W TO 21N160W TO 22N173W MOVING SE SLOWLY E OF 162W...AND
NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST
WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 156W AND 163W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF
26N BETWEEN 151W AND 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N158W 1015 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N154W TO
25N153W TO 18N156W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 150W AND
153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT FROM 30N154W TO 25N152W TO
20N155W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 153W.

.FRONT FROM 30N176E TO 27N167E TO 28N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N169E TO 30N165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 22N154W TO 17N158W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FIRST FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 30N174W TO 24N170E TO 21N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF LINE FROM 30N178E TO
22N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 30N166W TO 20N167W TO
04N162W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS N OF 20N BETWEEN 143W AND 156W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 00N TO 04N BETWEEN 145W AND 159W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE
FROM 26N150W TO 28N157W TO 24N161W TO 27N172W TO 18N174E TO 19N166E.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14N E OF 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE FROM 26N150W TO 28N155W
TO 28N160W TO 18N166W TO 16N176E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 12N E
OF 153W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N155W TO 08N170W TO 06N175E TO 05N160E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 105 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.