FZPN40 PHFO 050445
HSFNP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU NOV 05 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC NOV 05 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 06 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 07 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.
...GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 24N173W TO 16N173W MOVING W 10 KT. E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH N OF 22N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 20N BETWEEN 165W AND 178E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 
NM E OF TROUGH N OF 20N...OTHERWISE ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF 
TROUGH. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N176W TO 24N179W TO 20N179W. E TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N BETWEEN 168W AND 176E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N176E TO 19N175E. WINDS DIMINISHED 
TO 20 KT OR LESS. 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N140W TO 24N145W THENCE A WEAKENING SHEAR LINE TO 
22N155W TO 22N165W. COLD FRONT MOVING E 15 KT. SHEAR LINE NEARLY 
STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 360 NM N OF SHEAR LINE W OF 
160W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA AND SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. 
WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. 
.E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 13N AND 24N W OF 178E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 16N AND 22N W OF 
164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.TROUGH FROM 15N163E TO 11N160E MOVING NW 10 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. 
.TROUGH FROM 13N176W TO 05N171E MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. 
.TROUGH FROM 08N140W TO 06N146W TO 02N149W MOVING W 10 KT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH.
.RIDGE FROM 30N166E TO 28N160E MOVING N SLOWLY. 
.RIDGE FROM 30N164W TO 25N155W TO 25N149W MOVING NE 15 KT.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF AREA.
.SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 12N160E TO 08N176E TO 16N163W. 
ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 09N160E TO 03N179E TO 
14N155W TO 30N140W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF A LINE FROM 14N160E TO 
11N170E TO 25N176W. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR 
LESS S OF 09N W OF 169E AND S OF A LINE FROM 22N140W TO 06N151W TO 
00S161W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 26N E OF 156W. ELSEWHERE 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF 09N W OF 171E. 
.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF AREA.
$$
.FORECASTER BRAVENDER. HONOLULU HI.