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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC TUE MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 21 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 22 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 27N156W 1013 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N154W
TO 25N153W TO 20N158W TO 18N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT WEAKENED INTO A TROUGH FROM
30N158W TO 18N162W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 149W AND
154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N160W TO 20N164W. WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.FRONT FROM 30N172E TO 29N167E TO 30N162E MOVING NE SLOWLY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.RIDGE FROM 30N174W TO 24N170E TO 21N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N173W TO 20N176E TO 16N162E.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 140W AND 168W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF
16N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N148W TO
20N167W TO 15N170E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 07S TO 16S E OF 152W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF A LINE FROM 16N140W TO
26N155W TO 18N162W TO 18N174W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 15N E OF
155W.

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

.ITCZ FROM 09N140W TO 07N170W TO 06N175E TO 05N160E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER BURKE. HONOLULU HI.