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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N160W 1015 MB MOVING W SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING. TROUGH FROM
LOW TO 23N161W TO 18N162W MOVING W SLOWLY. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N BETWEEN 150W AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N161W TO
23N168W. ALSO WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N153W TO 23N156W. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 29N155W TO 24N158W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N173W TO 25N175E TO 23N160E MOVING S SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 30N142W TO 22N149W TO 18N155W MOVING NW 10 KT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT NEAR 30N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N169E TO 29N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N170E TO 29N160E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N148W TO 26N151W TO 26N165W TO
20N180W TO 30N174E. SEAS TO 9 FT FROM 08N TO 15N E OF 151W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 150W AND 169W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF A LINE FROM 30N154W TO
20N140W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 06N W OF 163E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 45 NM OF POINT 08N171E...AND FROM 10N TO 12N
BETWEEN 176W AND 177E.

.ITCZ FROM 05N140W TO 06N145W TO 04N157W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 148W AND 153W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.