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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Pacific High Seas Forecast from HFO

                   
                     
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FZPN40 PHFO 132245
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC MON FEB 13 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FEB 13 2012.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 14 2012.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 15 2012.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N172W TO 19N160E MOVING E 20 KT NEAR 30N...NEARLY 
STATIONARY S OF 22N. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 167E AND 178W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 
163E AND 175W...AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 163W AND 170W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N164W TO 24N173W TO 21N179E. WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 27N174W TO 30N170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N158W TO 23N169W TO 21N179W. WINDS 
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF FORECAST AREA. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N W OF 170E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF FORECAST AREA. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 166E AND 179E. 

.RIDGE FROM 26N160E TO 25N167E MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH NEAR 27N167E 1020 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH NEAR 26N177W 1019 MB.

.RIDGE FROM 30N146W TO 20N179E MOVING E SLOWLY AND ERODING FROM THE 
W.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 153W...FROM 09N TO 
18N BETWEEN 153W AND 174W...AND FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 179E AND 
169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 19N E OF 
165W...AND FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 165W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 23N E OF 
150W...AND FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 150W AND 166E. 

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 18 TO 26 F N OF A LINE FROM 30N177E TO 27N176E TO 27N160E. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 173W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF 
A LINE FROM 07N173W 17N148W TO 30N140W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 24 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N166W TO 
22N173E TO 30N168E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
30N159W TO 18N179E TO 17N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 21 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N161W TO 
25N174W TO 30N179W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W 
10N176W TO 10N164E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. 

.ITCZ FROM 02N140W TO 01N150W TO 01N170W. 

$$

.FORECASTER BRAVENDER. HONOLULU HI.