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FZPN40 PHFO 280325
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC SAT MAR 28 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 28 2020.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 29 2020.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 30 2020.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FRONT FROM 30N175E TO 23N170E TO 19N160E MOVING E 10 KT ALONG 30N. 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 
30N173E TO 25N167E TO 24N160E. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E AND 
SE OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 21N170E TO 17N160E. NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 170E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 170E AND 175E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N175W TO 22N170E. NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 173E. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 28N FROM 173E TO 180E. 

.TROUGH...RELOCATED...FROM 08N148W TO 04N149W TO 02N151W NEARLY 
STATIONARY. SEE WINDS DESCRIBED BELOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH N OF 05N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. SEE WINDS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 27N162W TO 21N162W. SEE WINDS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N164W TO 20N165W. SEE WINDS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N169W TO 21N168W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH FROM 28N155W TO 21N153W. SEE WINDS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.RIDGE FROM 30N176W TO 25N175E NEARLY STATIONARY...AND GRADUALLY 
ERODING FROM THE SW.

.RIDGE FROM 28N160E TO 27N165E TO 28N170E MOVING ENE 10 KT.

.E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 161W AND 164W. NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 24N E OF 151W...AND FROM 04N TO 
10N BETWEEN 174W AND 175E. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 151W AND 162W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 24N E OF 
158W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N BETWEEN 158W AND 166W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 26N E OF 
152W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 13 FT FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 159W AND 162W. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT ELSEWHERE IN AREA BETWEEN LINE FROM 24N140W TO 27N157W TO 
27N166W TO 26N173W TO 27N170E TO 24N160E...AND LINE FROM 05N140W TO 
02N156W TO 02N175E TO 12N160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT NW OF LINE FROM 
30N168E TO 27N160E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 11 FT FROM 04N TO 25N E OF 
166E...N OF 25N BETWEEN 153W AND 170W...AND S OF 04N BETWEEN 168E 
AND 177W. SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 164E AND 178E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 11 FT FROM 05N TO 27N. SEAS 
MAINLY 8 TO 9 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 163W AND 177E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 
167E AND 172E...AND FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 162E AND 165E. 

.ITCZ FROM 04N140W TO 05N147W...AND FROM 07N162W TO 03N180E TO 
01N172E. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS BETWEEN ITCZ AND 08N W OF 
180E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN ITCZ AND 10N E OF 147W...AND 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 165W.

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.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.