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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED JUN 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 19 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 20 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUN 21 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 04N163E 1010 MB MOVING NW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 400 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 06N161E 1010 MB.

.RIDGE FROM 30N163E TO 29N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.E AND NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 16N AND 06N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E AND NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 16N AND
10N E OF 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E AND NE WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ELSEWHERE.

.SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 20N AND 05N E OF 170W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BETWEEN 19N AND 05N E OF 160E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 05N E
OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 15N E OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 14N E OF 180E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 05N178W TO 04N170E. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS
BETWEEN 10N AND 05N E OF 165W.

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.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.