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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC SUN MAY 19 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 19 2019.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 20 2019.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 21 2019.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL CYCLONE 12F 12.3S 177.0E MOVING ESE 03 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROUGH 12F TO 03S167E 04S160E. WINDS
34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S QUADRANT.
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY 13S160E 11S165E 17S177W 24S175E
25S160E 13S160E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 11S W OF 180W. SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF 12F E QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE 12F DISSIPATED. TROUGH 13S179W
11S176E 02S168E 04S160E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12S175E 03S165E 04S160E.

SEE RSMC NADI ADVISORIES.
FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH 
CAUTION DUE TO FORECAST UNCERTAINTY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 23S136W 22S145W 20S148W MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S121W 22S136W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25S145W 18S153W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 13S172W 25S180W.

.HIGH 24S122W 1017 MB. RIDGE 22S120W THROUGH HIGH TO 22S135W 22S142W.
HIGH AND RIDGE MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18S BETWEEN 160W AND 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF LINE 25S150W 17S160W 18S180W
25S180W.

.SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF LINE 25S130W 15S170W 25S170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 23S120W 10S170E 12S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 15S E OF 140W AND SW OF LINE
25S150W 10S160E.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 172W AND 180W.
$$
.HONOLULU FORECASTER.