Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
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FZHW60 PHFO 232145
OFFHFO
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 PM HST THU MAY 23 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.
PHZ105-240400-
1200 PM HST THU MAY 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...
THE TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS NORTHEAST OF THE AREA AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH
NORTH OF MAUI DISSIPATES.
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PHZ180-240400-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
1200 PM HST THU MAY 23 2013
.THIS AFTERNOON...WEAK TROUGH ALONG 25N156W AND 22N156W. N OF 22N E
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. S OF 22N...E WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST S OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST SE
HALF. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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