NWS Forecast

FZPN40 PHFO 072245
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2300 UTC SAT NOV 07 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 07 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 08 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 09 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 28N175W TO 20N178W TO 15N179W NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKENING. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 167W AND
176W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W NEAR 24.0N 160.8E. WINDS
25 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.

.WIND 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN AREA N OF 18N E OF 152W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
ELSEWHERE IN AREA N OF 10N E OF 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN AREA N OF 08N E OF 154W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN AREA N OF 02N E OF 152W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 13N174E TO
09N168E...WITHIN 180 NM OF 15N171W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 14N161W.

.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 07N160W TO 05N174W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF ITCZ.

.FORECASTER BURKE. HONOLULU HI.