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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT JUL 04 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUL 03 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 04 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUL 05 2009.

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.

.FRONT FROM 30N172E TO 23N162E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 26N166E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 30N179W TO 27N173E.

.TROUGH FROM 04N160E TO 03N170E NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TSTMS S OF 11N W OF 175E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N170W TO 28N175W TO 26N176E TO 24N168E NEARLY 
STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN AREA S OF 05N BETWEEN 168W AND 147W...AND E OF 
LINE FROM 05N170W TO 18N150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 
16N155W TO 12N141W TO 05N150W TO 02N165W TO 06N177W TO 16N155W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N159W TO 
10N148W TO 07N153W TO 08N180W TO 16N159W.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 05N178E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 
300 NM OF ITCZ W OF 162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 03N142W TO 07N149W TO 11N149W.

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.HONOLULU HI.