NWS Forecast

FZPN40 PHFO 230442
HSFNP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU MAY 23 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 23 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 28N160E MOVING E 25 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 175E AND 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N170E TO 30N168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 29N161W TO 23N168W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 28N155W TO 21N156W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N156W TO 24N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 27N158W.

.TROUGH FROM 04N160E TO 07N167E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N
TO 08N W OF 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04N160E TO 07N167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 04N140W TO 03N143W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 04N147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N142W TO 03N153W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N171W TO 24N177E TO 23N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N161E TO 29N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N168E TO 26N160E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA. 

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF A LINE FROM 30N154W TO
19N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 10N E OF 149W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 178W AND 179E.


.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.