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FZPN40 PHFO 151056
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC WED MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 16 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 17 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 29N171E TO 30N166E TO
29N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 29N178E TO 30N170E TO
25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 18N164W TO 25N165W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N168W TO 29N168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N170W TO 27N171W.

.TROUGH FROM 24N152W TO 26N152W TO 28N151W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N158W TO 27N157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N160W TO 30N160W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N171W TO 27N175E TO 23N161E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 05N BETWEEN 150W AND 174E...AND FROM 05N TO
18N BETWEEN 140W AND 170E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 165E BETWEEN 05N TO
09N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 10N140W TO
22N148W TO 11N173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO
23N150W TO 20N166W TO 11N178E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 170E...AND FROM 13N TO
23N BETWEEN 171W AND 175E.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 03N176W TO 03N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG TSTMS FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 159W AND 167W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 179E...S OF
04N BETWEEN 176W AND 177E...AND FROM 03N TO 13N E OF 158W.

$$

.HONOLULU HI.