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HSFNP 



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1100 UTC SUN OCT 24 2004

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS



SECURITE



NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC OCT 24 2004.

24 HR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 25 2004.

48 HR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 26 2004.



THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE 

HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS.



WARNINGS. NONE.



SIGNIFICANT FEATURES AND FORECAST.



LOW 1005MB NEAR 29N 174E MOVING NE 10 KT. STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH 

30N 179E 24N 179E 16N 170E. S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 

WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 21N. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 

TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 20N.

.24 HR FORECAST...LOW 1007 MB NORTH OF AREA. COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N 

175W 20N 180 14N 174E. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT 

N OF 23N.

.48 HR FORECAST...COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N 170W 23N 173W 17N 176W.



RIDGE THROUGH 30N 166W 20N 171W 15N 174W NEARLY STATIONARY.



WEAK TROUGH THROUGH 24N 157W 20N 156W 15N 157W MOVING W 10 KT.



TROUGH THROUGH 12N 160E 15N 169E NEARLY STATIONARY.



SEAS 9 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 20N AND 10N W OF 147W.



OTHERWISE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 9 FT OR LESS REST OF AREA. 



SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS BETWEEN 10N AND 19N FROM 175E TO 

175W.



ITCZ...SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE THROUGH 

10N 140W 08N 153W...AND ALSO IN AREA BETWEEN 02N AND 08N FROM 170W 

TO 172E.



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