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high seas forecast
national weather service honolulu hi
0500 utc mon nov 23 2009
superseded by next issuance in 6 hours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 0000 utc nov 23 2009.
24 hour forecast valid 0000 utc nov 24 2009.
48 hour forecast valid 0000 utc nov 25 2009.
. warnings.
. none.
. synopsis and forecast.
. weak cold front from 30n171e to 28n160e moving e to 45 kt.
ne winds 20 to 25 kt n of front. scattered showers within 150 nm n
of front.
. 24 hour forecast front from 30n166w to 28n175w to 27n175e.
winds diminished to 20 kt or less.
. 48 hour forecast front from 30n154w to 26n164w to 26n170w.
. weak trough from 23n166e to 18n164e to 12n163e nearly stationary.
isolated tstms within 250 nm e of trough between 17n and 12n.
. ridge from 30n146w to 26n165w to 26n180e moving e 15 kt and
weakening w of 170w.
. ne to e winds 20 to 25 kt between 18n and 12n e of 175w.
. 24 hour forecast little change.
. 48 hour forecast little change. additionally ... ne and e winds 20 to
25 kt between 20n and 10n w of 175w.
. otherwise ... winds 20 kt or less.
. seas 8 to 12 ft between 22n and 09n e of 150w. seas 8 to 11 ft
elsewhere n of 08n e of 165e.
. 24 hour forecast seas 8 to 12 ft n of 28n w of 150w ... and also
between 18n and 06n from 155w to 175w. seas 8 to 10 ft elsewhere
between 25n and a line from 04n140w to 05n165w to 11n175e to 18n160e.
. 48 hour forecast seas 15 to 22 ft n of a line 30n153w to 26n165w to
27n178w. seas 12 to 15 ft elsewhere n of a line from 30n150w 25n165w
to 24n180e to 27n175e. seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere n of a line from
00n150w to 07n175w to 16n160e.
. otherwise ... seas 8 ft or less.
. widely scattered moderate tstms within 120 nm either side of a line
from 14n165e to 12n174e to 00n179e.
. itcz 06n140w to 08n150w to 05n160w. isolated tstms within 100 nm
n of itcz.
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. honolulu.