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FZPN40 PHFO 131640
HSFNP
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED FEB 13 2013
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FEB 13 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 14 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 15 2013.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FAR W OF FORECAST WATERS MOVING E 45 KT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N160E. WINDS 25 TO 40 KT
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N W OF 166E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 169E AND 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N168E TO 24N160E. S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 150 NM W OF FRONT N OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 26N177E TO 23N166E. S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH FROM 28N145W TO 25N143W TO 20N147W TO 18N152W MOVING W
SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N AND E OF TROUGH N
OF 24N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 23N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 29N152W TO 22N150W. WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.WEAK FRONT FROM 30N169W TO 26N178W TO 22N172E. FRONT MOVING E 15 KT
N OF 26N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 30N161W TO 27N168W TO 25N179W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 30N153W TO 26N158W.
.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 175E...AND FROM 04N
TO 18N BETWEEN 157W AND 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 06N TO 18N W OF
160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 04N TO 17N E OF
164E.
.HIGH NEAR 30N171E 1028 MB MOVING ENE 30 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO
28N179W...AND FROM HIGH TO 27N160E MOVING E 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31N171W 1025 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED FAR N OF AREA.
.RIDGE FROM 30N158W TO 25N171W MOVING E 10 KT...AND SLOWLY ERODING
FROM THE W.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 11 TO 16 FT FROM 04N TO 18N W OF 157W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF
A LINE FROM 30N178W TO 26N170E TO 30N161E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N165W TO
25N176W TO 24N179E...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 30N162E TO 29N160E. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT FROM 03N TO 18N W OF 163W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 21 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N178E TO
23N167E TO 22N160E. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W TO
23N166W TO 30N172W. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT FROM 02N TO 16N BETWEEN 165W
AND 171E...AND FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 146W.
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS S OF 07N W OF 168E.
.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 03N160W TO 05N180E TO 03N168E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ W OF 174W.
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.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.