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FZPN40 PHFO 161645
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC THU MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 16 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 17 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N169E TO 25N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N163E TO 27N160E. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF LINE FROM 30N171E TO 26N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 26N160E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO
20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST WATERS.

.TROUGH FROM 30N160W TO 26N159W TO 22N160W MOVING NW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N160W TO 25N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FRONT FROM 30N157W TO 25N160W.

.TROUGH FROM 28N169W TO 24N169W TO 21N170W MOVING WNW SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N167W TO 24N171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 30N169W TO 27N180E TO 23N165E NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF LINE FROM 21N152W TO 18N167W TO 08N172E TO
00N179W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS FROM 05N TO 21N E OF 142W. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT N OF 29N W OF 167E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF LINE FROM 22N152W TO 18N172W
TO 08N175E TO 00N177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF LINE FROM 23N169W TO 15N179E
TO 00N172W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF 06N E OF 147W. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT N OF 29N W OF 163E.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 06N160W TO 04N180E TO 05N160E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N...AND WITHIN 75 NM
S...OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.