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FZPN40 PHFO 170430
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 17 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 18 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 19 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 27N179E TO 22N166E TO 22N160E MOVING E 20 
KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT N OF 27N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N164W TO 25N170W TO 22N177E. NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N148W TO 24N154W TO 22N165W. WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT N OF 27N.

.FRONT FROM 30N146W TO 26N147W TO 18N156W. FRONT MOVING E 10 KT 
NORTH OF 25N AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT E OF FRONT N OF 23N. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF 
FRONT N OF 22N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N145W TO 25N147W TO 19N154W. S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N142W TO 24N145W TO 19N152W. S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT N OF 25N.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 25N160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 26N W OF 172W.

.HIGH 26N171W 1017 MB MOVING E 15 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 21N173E 
AND FROM HIGH TO 35N163W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 26N166W 1015 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 28N161E 1020 MB MOVING ENE 20 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 29N175E 1020 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 29N176W 1022 MB.

.12 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 
173E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 
175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 
170W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.

.SEAS 20 TO 28 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N177W TO 25N176E TO 25N160E.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N175W TO 23N177E TO 
19N160E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 144W AND 170W. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER REST OF AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 20 TO 25 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 175E AND 166W. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N160W TO 22N166W 
12N180W TO 12N160E. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 143W AND 148W. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER REST OF AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 16 TO 20 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N177E TO 
18N178W TO 18N163W TO 30N149W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT ELSWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 30N145W TO 08N168W TO 08N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER REST OF 
AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 06N173E TO 
04N165W.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 07N154W TO 04N163W.

$$
.FORECASTER RTANABE. HONOLULU HI.