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FZPN40 PHFO 251645
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 25 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 27 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N172E TO 26N165E TO 24N160E MOVING E 12 KT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178E TO 26N170E TO 23N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 26N175E TO 24N160E.
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT.

.WEAK DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 30N165E TO 27N160E MOVING E 15 KT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.RELOCATED TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 07N150W TO 02N156W MOVING W 10 KT.
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N148W TO 06N155W TO 01N162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08N156W TO 01N165W.

.TROUGH FROM 30N159W TO 28N159W TO 24N159W  MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 26N165W TO 21N167W MOVING WNW NEAR 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 30N166W TO 25N180E TO 21N160E NE 15 KT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 20N AND 10N E OF
150W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 10N E OF 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 24N AND 10N E OF 154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 20N AND 10N E OF 154W.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

$$
.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.