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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 19 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 21 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 27N168E TO 26N160E. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT N OF
27N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 28N173E TO 29N168E TO
30N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED JUST N OF FORECAST AREA. S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N W OF 164E.

.FRONT FROM 30N152W TO 26N156W TO 23N161W TO 23N174W. FRONT MOVING E
10 KT N OF 23N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 156W AND 161W...AND WITHIN 120
NM N OF FRONT W OF 164W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF
FRONT N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 26N155W 1014 MB. FRONTS FROM LOW TO
30N155W...AND FROM LOW TO 24N153W TO 19N159W. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT FROM 30N155W TO 24N153W TO
18N156W. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.

.TROUGH FROM 23N155W TO 18N157W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 30N141W TO 23N152W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 30N164W TO 24N161W MOVING E SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 30N175W TO 23N170E TO 20N160E MOVING E SLOWLY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N171E TO 25N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT E OF 167W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 167W AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N178W TO
20N164E TO 26N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 16N BETWEEN 176W AND 160E.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 160W AND 176W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF
14N E OF 158W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 04N156W TO 08N174W TO 05N167E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF A POINT 02N169E. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF ITCZ.

$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.