FZPN40 PHFO 101045
HSFNP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC WED FEB 10 2010
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FEB 10 2010.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 11 2010.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 12 2010.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FRONT FROM 30N160W TO 23N166W TO 18N173W THENCE A SHEAR LINE TO 
13N175E TO 08N160E. FRONT MOVING E 20 KT...AND SHEAR LINE MOVING S 
SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 
30N152W TO 26N162W TO 26N172W TO 30N178W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 170W. SEE SECTIONS BELOW 
MORE MORE WINDS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N143W TO 22N158W TO 20N163W. SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. SEE SECTIONS BELOW 
FOR MORE WINDS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 28N140W TO 24N150W. WINDS 
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST WATERS. SEE SECTIONS BELOW 
FOR MORE WINDS.
.HIGH 26N165E 1028MB MOVING E 20 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 26N160E... 
AND FROM HIGH TO 26N180W TO 24N169W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 26N176E 1026 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 25N176E 1024 MB.
.RIDGE FROM 28N140W TO 25N150W TO 24N157W MOVING S 10 KT AND ERODING 
FROM THE WEST.
.NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 19N E OF 150W...AND FROM 05N TO 
15N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA BETWEEN LINE 
FROM 15N140W TO 22N167W TO 19N171E TO 15N160E...AND LINE FROM 
12N140W TO 02N172W TO 07N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN AREA FROM 05N TO 19N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF FORECAST AREA. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N W OF 172E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT N OF FORECAST AREA. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 157W AND 175W...AND SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N W OF 169E.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 18 TO 26 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY 30N158W TO 11N167E 
TO 12N160E TO 30N174E TO 30N158W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED 
BY 30N154W TO 05N177W TO 03N160E TO 22N160E TO 30N166E TO 30N154W. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE W AND S OF LINE FROM 30N151W TO 19N160W TO 
23N140W. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 22 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE 
FROM 30N149W TO 23N165W TO 30N172W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE 
BOUNDED BY 30N144W TO 14N154W TO 05N157W TO 00N169W TO 00N177W TO 
04N160E TO 17N160E TO 30N175E TO 30N144W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 20 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 146W AND 164W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 20N 
W OF 172E...SE OF LINE FROM 11N140W TO 02N151W TO 00N161W...AND S OF 
08N W OF 174E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF 04N 
BETWEEN 166W AND 170W.
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.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.