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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 AM HST THU JAN 17 2013

HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 40 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO 240
NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE PORTION OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA
MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT EAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

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.

PHZ105-171600-
1200 AM HST THU JAN 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...
A DISSIPATING FRONT JUST EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS A 
RIDGE BUILDS NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE NW WATERS ON FRIDAY. A LARGE...LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL WILL 
ARRIVE LATE ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 
OVER THE WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE W.

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PHZ180-171600-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
1200 AM HST THU JAN 17 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS NE CLOCKWISE THRU S OF BIG ISLAND. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
LOWEST SE WATERS.
.THURSDAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...LOWEST SE 
WATERS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS SE OF BIG ISLAND. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW WATERS.
.FRIDAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW 
HALF.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...NE HALF...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 30 KT...
STRONGEST FAR N AND NE. SW HALF...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.SUNDAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST E WATERS. SEAS 11 TO 
22 FT...HIGHEST NE HALF.
.MONDAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E 
WATERS. 

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