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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC MON MAY 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 14 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 22N153W TO 20N157W TO 18N164W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N159W TO 20N164W TO 17N169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 30N173E TO 29N164E TO 28N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N174E TO 27N169E TO 29N164E THENCE
FRONT TO 28N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N175E TO 29N169E TO 30N166E THENCE
FRONT TO 27N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N
W OF 166E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N168W TO 26N175E TO 24N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 11N W OF 162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 10N W OF
173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

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

.SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N OF 04N...E OF 170E...W OF 160W AND S OF A LINE
FROM 18N170E TO 12N160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 11 FT FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 165W AND
168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 00N172W TO
08N172E TO 13N160W TO 00N145W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N160W TO 03N180W TO 06N170E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ FROM 150W TO
161W...AND W OF 179E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ
ELSEWHERE.

$$
.FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.