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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC WED FEB 10 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 10 2010.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 11 2010.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 12 2010.

.WARNINGS. NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N162W TO 18N180E CONTINUING AS A SHEAR LINE TO 
09N160E. FRONT MOVING E 25 KT N OF 22N BUT REMAINDER OF FRONT AND 
SHEAR LINE NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT AND N OF 27N AND BETWEEN FRONT AND 178W N 
OF 27N. WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BETWEEN SHEAR LINE AND 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N148W TO 20N163W CONTINUING AS A 
SHEAR LINE TO 10N170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 28N. SEE SECTION DESCRIBING WINDS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 29N140W TO 20N158W THENCE SHEAR LINE TO 
13N180E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST WATERS.

.HIGH 25N159W 1029 MB JUST W OF FORECAST AREA MOVING E 25 KT. RIDGE 
FROM HIGH TO 26N170E TO 23N177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 26N170E 1029 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 26N174E 1024 MB.

.RIDGE FROM 29N140W TO 28N160W TO 23N162W MOVING S 10 KT AND 
ERODING FROM THE WEST.


.IN ADDITION TO WINDS MENTIONED ABOVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
FROM SHEAR LINE AND FRONT TO 05N W OF 177W. ALSO WINDS MOSTLY 20 KT 
FROM 06N TO 16N E OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 
168W....AND FROM 08N TO 16N E OF 168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA FROM 06N TO 19N.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 20 TO 27 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 30N171E TO 
19N175E TO 24N170W TO 30N162W. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 
FROM 04N160E TO 06N177E TO 20N164W TO 30N157W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT E OF LINE 20N160W TO 24N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 19 TO 23 FT N OF LINE 24N172N TO 26N160W TO 
30N151W. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT N OF 25N E OF 
144W...AND FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 163E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 16 TO 18 N OF LINE FROM 30N172W TO 25N160W TO 
30N140W. ELSEWHERE SEAS 9 TO 15 FT EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS FROM 23N 
TO 27N W OF 170E.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04N BETWEEN 162W AND 175W.

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.FORECASTER JHOAG. HONOLULU HI.