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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 17 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 30N165E TO 28N160E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 30N168E TO 25N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 19N165W TO 25N166W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 21N170W TO 30N168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N172W TO 27N171W.

.TROUGH FROM 24N152W TO 26N152W TO 28N151W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N159W TO 29N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N161W TO 29N160W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N172W TO 24N164E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF A LINE FROM 17N148W TO 15N171E. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 11N140W TO
22N147W TO 11N175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO
24N148W TO 20N168W TO 10N178E.

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

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 170E...AND FROM 16N TO
23N BETWEEN 174W AND 176E.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 07N148W TO 04N175W TO 04N172E TO 02N160E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ...AND WITHIN 150 NM
S OF ITCZ.

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.HONOLULU HI.