High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC FRI JUN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUN 14 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 15 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 16 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 25S120W TO 20S127W TO 19S130W TO 17S140W...MOVING NE
SLOWLY. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 24S120W TO 20S123W TO 17S130W TO
16S140W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 18S120W TO 15S130W TO 16S140W.
ASSOCIATED WINDS EASED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST AREA.

.RELOCATED FRONT FROM 25S159W TO 20S162W TO 13S175W TO 13S176E...
S END MOVING E 15 KT SLOWLY NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 165W. SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 21S. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23S
BETWEEN FRONT AND 150W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM N OF
FRONT BETWEEN 172W AND 176E. ALSO...SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09S164W TO 20S161W. ISOLATED TSTMS
ELSEWHERE S OF 18S BETWEEN FRONT AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S152W TO 20S156W TO 16S165W TO
13S175W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 21S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S146W TO 21S150W TO 17S160W TO
14S170W. SE WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.FRONT JUST W OF FCST AREA MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S163E TO 21S160E MOVING E 10 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25S170E TO 20S165E TO 17S160E.

.OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 9 TO 12 FT S AND E OF A LINE...04S120W 04S132W 16S138W 18S150W
25S155W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 12S BETWEEN 170W AND 168E. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S AND E OF A LINE FROM 00S140W
15S140W 15S170W 25S170W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 10S AND 20S FROM
170W TO 170E. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 10 TO 17 FT S OF 22S E OF 134W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT ELSEWHERE S OF 16S E OF 150W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 170W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
10S177E TO 08S172E TO 06S165E.

$$

.HONOLULU HI.





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