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FZPN40 PHFO 071645
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC SAT NOV 07 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 07 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 08 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 09 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.

.TROUGH FROM 29N177W TO 21N179W TO 12N176E MOVING W 10 KT AND 
WEAKENING.  ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF THE TROUGH N OF 24N.

.RIDGE FROM 28N170E TO 18N165E TO 13N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 10N AND 15N BOUNDED BY 150W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 22N E OF 153W.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N 
OF A LINE FROM 12N160E TO 12N171E TO 27N176W TO 07N167W TO 09N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 14N E OF 147W.  SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 30N174W TO 07N160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 154W N OF 02N.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 18N AND 25N W OF 163E.  ISOLATED MODERATE 
TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 155W AND 167W.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 10N155W TO 06N163W TO 06N170W.  ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS BETWEEN 05N AND 11N E OF 169W.

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.HONOLULU.