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FZPN40 PHFO 291525
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC WED JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JAN 29 2020.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 30 2020.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 31 2020.

.WARNINGS. 

...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT FROM 30N171W TO 26N170E TO 27N160E MOVING ESE 35 KT ALONG 
30N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 170E. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N 
OF LINE FROM 29N153W TO 26N170W TO 28N178W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT N OF FRONT W OF 163E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N161W TO 22N180E TO 24N170E TO 
30N166E. SECOND FRONT FROM 30N162E TO 28N160E. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 154W AND 167W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 
FROM 27N148W TO 25N165W TO 25N173W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 
170E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N149W TO 22N160W TO 20N170W. SECOND 
FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. NEW FRONT NEAR 30N160E DESCRIBED 
IMMEDIATELY BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NEAR 30N160E. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
N OF 27N W OF 166E. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N171E TO 23N160E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH 23N174E 1018 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. RIDGE FROM 22N178W TO HIGH 
TO 23N164E TO 22N160E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.RIDGE FROM 29N140W TO 23N160W TO 22N172W MOVING S SLOWLY.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 20N E OF 150W...AND FROM 
08N TO 16N BETWEEN 150W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 20N E OF 
150W...AND FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 150W AND 158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 18N E OF 
150W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF LINE FROM 29N151W TO 27N160W TO 26N175E. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 03N140W TO 03N174E TO 12N160E...
EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS N OF 27N E OF 148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 19 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 164W AND 168W. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N154W TO 26N164W TO 
25N173W TO 28N176E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 05N140W 
TO 04N161W TO 01N167W TO 01N179E TO 08N170E TO 10N160E...EXCEPT SEAS 
8 FT OR LESS FROM 19N TO 28N W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF LINE FROM 29N148W TO 24N158W 
TO 24N163W TO 29N170W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 
30N173E TO 24N177E TO 14N164E TO 02N175E...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS 
S OF 04N E OF 172W. SEAS ALSO 8 TO 12 FT NW OF LINE FROM 30N170E TO 
24N160E.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N160W TO 04N166W TO 06N179W TO 03N163E. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 135 NM N OF ITCZ...AND WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 163W AND 169W.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.