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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 PM HST SUN MAY 19 2013

HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 40 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO 240
NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE PORTION OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA
MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT EAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

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.

PHZ105-200400-
1200 PM HST SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...
A WEAK E TO W FRONT JUST N OF KAUAI WILL DRIFT SLOWLY S AND
DISSIPATE NEAR KAUAI TONIGHT. A WEAK N TO S TROUGH NEAR MAUI WILL
MEANDER SLOWLY OVER THE STATE BEFORE DISSIPATING WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REIGN FAR NE OF THE ISLANDS FROM MIDWEEK.

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PHZ180-200400-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
1200 PM HST SUN MAY 19 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...FRONT 25N156W TO 22N164W. TROUGH 24N154W TO
21N156W TO 17N157W. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 15 KT. E OF
TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS TO 10 KT. S OF 17N...E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS N OF 22N E OF 157W.
.TONIGHT...TROUGH 24N154W TO 17N157W. W OF TROUGH...N TO NE WINDS
TO 15 KT. E OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS TO 10 KT. S OF 17N...E WINDS
TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...TROUGH 24N154W TO 18N155W. W OF TROUGH...
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH...S WINDS TO 15 KT. S OF 18N...E
WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...LOWERING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUESDAY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...TROUGH 24N155W TO 18N161W. W OF TROUGH...NE TO E
WINDS TO 10 KT. E OF TROUGH...E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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