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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC THU MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 25 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 25N175E MOVING E 25 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.LOW FAR W OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT FROM LOW TO 27N160E TO 28N169E
NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N165E 1007 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N160E. SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM SE OF LOW AND FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. FRONT FROM LOW TO
30N168E TO 25N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF
27N BETWEEN 175E AND FRONT.

.TROUGH FROM 29N164W TO 24N171W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 05N160E TO 08N163E MOVING W 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 06N160E TO 08N162E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 30N154W TO 23N154W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N156W TO 24N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 24N158W.

.TROUGH FROM 08N140W TO 06N142W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 06N146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N140W TO 06N148W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N172W TO 25N176W TO 22N170E TO 21N160E NEARLY
STATIONARY.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF A LINE FROM 23N140W TO 27N146W TO 22N167W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 14N E OF 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 08N E OF 150W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 150W AND 167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 08N E OF 151W....AND FROM 06N
TO 14N BETWEEN 155W AND 169W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 175W AND 180E.

.ITCZ FROM 05N148W TO 03N173W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.