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FZPN40 PHFO 192245
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC SUN MAY 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 20 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 21 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N155W 1015 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FRONT FROM 30N153W TO
25N156W TO 22N168W MOVING SE SLOWLY. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BETWEEN LOW AND 162W N OF 28N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180
NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 27N155W 1015 MB. FRONT FROM 30N152W TO 21N157W
TO 19N167W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST AREA. FRONT FROM
30N150W TO 22N153W TO 18N160W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN FRONT
AND 149W N OF 26N.

.FRONT FROM 30N173E TO 27N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N173E TO 28N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 29N160E.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 23N154W TO 18N156W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 30N143W TO 25N152W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 30N172W TO 25N175E TO 21N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N176E TO 23N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N174W TO
20N177E TO 16N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 156W AND 167W.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14N E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N160W TO
20N170W TO 14N180W TO 14N170W TO 30N175E TO 30N160W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
FROM 07N TO 16N E OF 152W.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA S OF 05N W OF 168E.

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 05N150W TO 08N173W TO 06N170E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE ITCZ.

$$
.FORECASTER BURKE. HONOLULU HI.