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FZPN40 PHFO 141645
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED MAY 14 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAY 14 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16 2008.

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.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N158W TO 26N167W TO 24N176W THENCE A 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N175E.  COLD FRONT MOVING SE 10 KT.  WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N152W TO 25N158W TO 
24N164W.  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N148W TO 26N152W TO 
23N160W.  WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.HIGH 1020MB NEAR 29N175W MOVING ESE 25 KT.  RIDGE TO 27N168W TO 
27N160E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N141W TO 24N153W TO 22N159W MOVING SE SLOWLY.

.RIDGE FROM 21N175W TO 22N161W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 30N180 TO 26N174W TO 
30N155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 30N180 TO 
22N166W TO 25N153W TO 30N145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE EXTENDING FROM 30N177E 
TO 24N170W TO 24N150W TO 30N140W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ITCZ FROM 04N140W TO 05N160W TO 03N177E TO 05N168E TO 04N160E. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 165W AND 
178W...WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 162E AND 168E...AND WITHIN 
120 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 173E AND 177E.

HONOLULU

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