FZPN40 PHFO 201040
HSFNP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1100 UTC SAT SEP 20 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 20 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 21 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 22 2008.
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.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH FROM 22N142W TO 17N143W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N150W TO 18N150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N156W TO 19N157W.
.COLD FRONT NW OF FORECAST AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 28N161E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N173E TO 28N168E.
.WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N176E TO 25N174E MOVING NE SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.
.HIGH 26N160E 1016 MB MOVING SE SLOWLY. RIDGE FROM HIGH TO 26N171E 
MOVING S SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 25N161E 1014 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 23N161E 1015 MB.
.HIGH 26N179E 1017 MB MOVING E SLOWLY. RIDGE FROM HIGH TO 27N173W TO 
30N165W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.
.RIDGE FROM 30N143W TO 27N140W MOVING SW SLOWLY.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE AREA.
.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE AREA.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS IN AREA FROM 03N TO 09N W OF 163E.
.ITCZ FROM 09N143W TO 09N153W TO 07N170W TO 05N163E. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 178W...AND WITHIN 240 NM 
OF THE ITCZ E OF 166W.
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.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.