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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 14 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 27N167E TO 29N160E...MOVING NE 15 KT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 29N172E TO 30N168E TO
27N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N179E TO 29N174E TO 30N168E TO
28N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT W OF 172E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N174W TO 22N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 143W TO 160E...
AND FROM 12N TO 05N FROM 168W TO 177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 12N BETWEEN 168W AND 166E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
BETWEEN 15N AND 05N FROM 150W TO 162W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF
20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 11N BETWEEN 145W AND 175E.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19N E OF 175W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 160W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 07N160W TO 05N180E TO 04N160E. AREAS OF
SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ E OF
175E. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 260 NM N OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 175E AND 164E.

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.HONOLULU HI.