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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0530 UTC WED NOV 04 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC NOV 04 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 05 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 06 2009.

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.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 09S160E TO 13S172E TO 22S170W NEARLY STATIONARY. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF TROUGH 
AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE OF TROUGH E OF 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 18S170W 1010 MB. TROUGH FROM 
LOW TO 14S177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20S159W 1010 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 14S168W.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19S120W TO 14S130W THENCE A TROUGH TO 08S137W 
TO 05S148W. TROUGH NEARLY NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 19S120W TO 14S130W THENCE A 
TROUGH TO 11S140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 20S120W TO 15S128W.

.WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 25S122W TO 18S134W MOVING E 20 KT S OF 20S AND 
E 10 KT N OF 20S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGING WITH STATIONARY FRONT DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 25S165W TO 18S150W TO 15S133W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.RIDGE FROM 11S120W TO 09S136W NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S121W TO 00S163W TO 25S173W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF A LINE FROM 25S120W TO 
00S150W TO 00S160W TO 25S174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 07S180W TO 
12S166W TO 12S149W.

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.FORECASTER DWROE. HONOLULU HI.