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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 21 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 22 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 23 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N159W 1015 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. DISSIPATING FRONT FROM LOW TO
30N155W TO 28N151W TO 24N152W TO 21N156W NEARLY STATIONARY. ALSO
TROUGH FROM LOW TO 25N159W TO 19N162W MOVING W SLOWLY. SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 149W AND 152W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM
30N160W TO 24N167W. ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 28N155W TO 24N157W TO
22N157W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N172W TO 25N175E TO 24N160E MOVING S SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 30N144W TO 23N147W TO 18N153W MOVING NW 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 29N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N179E TO 29N169E TO 29N160E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N148W TO 26N151W TO 26N165W TO
20N180W TO 30N174E. SEAS TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 15N E OF 151W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 150W AND 169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF A LINE FROM 30N154W TO
20N140W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 177W AND 177E...
AND FROM 03N TO 06N W OF 162E.

.ITCZ FROM 05N140W TO 06N149W TO 04N158W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 149W AND 153W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.