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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 20 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 21 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 22 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N156W 1014 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N152W TO
23N154W TO 20N160W TO 22N174W MOVING SE SLOWLY E OF 161W...AND
NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N
BETWEEN 158W AND 163W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 150W AND
153W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 150W AND 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N159W 1015 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N154W TO
24N152W TO 19N156W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 150W AND
154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT TRANSITIONED TO TROUGH FROM
30N153W TO 24N153W TO 20N155W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN
150W AND 153W.

.FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 27N167E TO 29N160E MOVING E 10 KT E OF 174E...
MOVING N 10 KT W OF 162E...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT...AND WITHIN 60 NM S
OF FRONT BETWEEN 165E AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N171E TO 30N168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 21N154W TO 17N158W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FIRST FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 30N173W TO 24N170E TO 21N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 29N179W TO
24N174E TO 24N161E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO
00N148W TO 00N157W TO 22N168W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS FROM 18N
TO 27N BETWEEN 145W AND 158W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE
FROM 23N159W TO 20N177W TO 16N176E TO 16N169E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF
26N BETWEEN 150W AND 154W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14N E OF 155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE FROM 28N150W TO 28N159W
TO 18N168W TO 16N179W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 152W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 05N155W TO 07N170W TO 06N175E TO 05N160E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N...AND
WITHIN 105 NM S...OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.