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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC TUE NOV 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 25 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 26 2009.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N162W TO 28N170W 26N177E MOVING E 35 KT AND 
SLOWING. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N151W TO 27N160W 25N165W THENCE SHEAR 
LINE TO 25N175W. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT AND 
SHEAR LINE W OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N143W TO 27N150W THENCE SHEAR LINE 
TO 25N160W. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT AND SHEAR 
LINE.

.TROUGH FROM 12N173E TO 06N172E TO 00N173E MOVING W TO 10 KT.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS S OF 13N BETWEEN 167E AND 
179E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N140W TO 26N160W TO 26N173W MOVING E 15 KT AND 
WEAKENING W OF 155W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 18N AND 10N E OF 180E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BETWEEN 20N AND 13N W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 18N AND 12N.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N W OF 160W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 
28N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N140W 23N170W 23N164E 
16N165E 10N180E 05N165W 05N140W 25N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 20 FT N OF A LINE 30N150W 26N160W 
25N177W. SEAS ELSEWHERE 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE 30N144W 23N160W 
21N170E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W 19N160W 17N180E 
08N180E 04N170W 04N140W 24N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 15 TO 20 FT N OF A LINE 30N140W 22N150W 
22N165W. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N140W 
19N150W 15N165W 16N167E 20N166E 23N176W 30N171W 27N140W.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING 2 LINES...FROM 
03N140W TO 08N160W 06N177E TO 13N160E...AND S AND E OF A LINE FROM 
30N180E TO 25N173E TO 25N160E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 165E AND 178E. 

.ITCZ 07N140W 07N150W 03N164W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM 
N OF ITCZ W OF 155W.

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.FORECASTER H LAU. HONOLULU HI.