FZPN40 PHFO 201640
HSFNP 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1700 UTC TUE JAN 20 2009
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SECURITE
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 20 2009.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 21 2009.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 22 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...
.FRONT FROM 30N156W TO 20N166W TO 15N178W MOVING E 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NEARLY STATIONARY S OF 20N. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N. W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 24N BETWEEN FRONT AND 170W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N145W TO 23N150W TO 18N156W. S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT N OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 26N140W TO 18N150W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 
20 KT OR LESS.
...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N160E MOVING E 15 KT. SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N172E TO 24N160E. WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT WITHIN 540 NM E OF COLD FRONT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N175W TO 26N178E TO 21N167E. WINDS 
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN AREA FROM 03N TO 21N W OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 
161W AND 172E. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 
150W AND 179W. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 04N TO 12N W OF 152W.
.HIGH 1026 MB 26N178E MOVING E 35 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 21N167W... 
TO 30N179E...AND TO 25N160E. FIRST TWO RIDGES MOVING E 35 KT...AND 
THIRD RIDGE NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 1026 MB 28N164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 1027 MB 30N156W.
.HIGH 1024 MB NEAR 30N144W MOVING SE 10 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 
28N140W...AND TO 21N158W MOVING E 10 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 1020 MB 25N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED E OF FORECAST AREA.
.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 162W AND 169W...AND IN 
AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 180E AND 169W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MOST OF 
AREA N OF 08N BETWEEN 180E AND 172E. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN AREA N OF 
26N BETWEEN 155W AND 163W...AND IN AREA N OF 17N E OF 150W. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN AREA FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 172E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN AREA S OF 03N W OF 172W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 156W AND 
161W...AND IN AREA N OF 18N BETWEEN 161W AND 166W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN AREA N OF 25N BETWEEN 148W AND 156W...AND IN AREA N OF 10N 
BETWEEN 165W AND 170W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN AREA N OF 06N BETWEEN 
170W AND 179W...AND IN MOST OF AREA FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 179W AND 
165E...AND IN AREA N OF 28N W OF 177E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE... 
EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN AREA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 168E...AND 
IN AREA S 02N W OF 173E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN AREA N OF 25N W OF 175W. SEAS 
12 TO 16 FT IN AREA N OF 25N E OF 147W...IN AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 
147W AND 158W...AND IN AREA FROM 04N TO 20N BETWEEN 158W AND 180E. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN AREA FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 180E AND 171E. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN AREA FROM 12N 
TO 26N E OF 150W...AND IN AREA FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 145W.
.ITCZ FROM 05N140W TO 06N156W TO 03N174W TO 03N160E. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ W OF 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE 
TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 170W AND 170E.
$$
.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.