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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 25 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 26 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 27 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N169E TO 25N160E MOVING E 10 KT.SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 25N168E TO 23N160E.
ASSOCIATED WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 25N168E TO 23N160E. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF A LINE FROM 30N169E TO 24N160E.

.TROUGH FROM 22N168W TO 27N162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 03S152W TO 07S148W TO 08S144W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 300 NM TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04S157W TO 08S152W TO 10S148W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 08S157W TO 12S150W TO 13S145W.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WIND E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 13N BETWEEN
140W AND 155W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.OTHERWISE SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N160W TO 30N140W
TO 00N140W TO 00N175W TO 06N175E TO 14N175E TO 20N160E TO 30N160W.
SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N157W TO
30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N175W TO 06N171E TO 14N171E 21N162W TO
30N157W. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO
00N140W TO 00N170W TO 04N170E TO 12N170E TO 21N165W TO 30N140W. SEAS
6 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 05N159W TO 09N171W TO 06N178E TO 04N167E TO 05N160E.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 ITCZ BETWEEN 171W AND
178E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM ITCZ.

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.FORECASTER A BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.