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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC SUN JUN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 16 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 17 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 18 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH NEAR 30N174E MOVING ENE 10 KT. RIDGE FROM HIGH TO 28N176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH N OF FORECAST AREA. RIDGE FROM 30N178E TO
28N176W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE N OF FORECAST AREA.

.WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 17N176W
AND LATITUDE 06N.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF A LINE FROM 15N170E TO
00N175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN A LINE FROM 20N140W TO
15N165W TO 20N1760E AND A LINE FROM 00N140W TO 00N175W TO 05N175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE
FROM 20N140W TO 20N150W TO 17N165W TO 12N175W TO 20N170E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 06N144W TO 11N151W TO 07N170W TO 11N172E TO 07N160E.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ W OF 172E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM W OF 157W.

.OTHERWISE ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 10S TO 05S BETWEEN
140W AND 144W AND ALSO FROM 05N TO 00N BETWEEN 179E AND 160E.

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.FORECASTER ABEDAL. HONOLULU HI.