746 
FZPN40 PHFO 040445
HSFNP 

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0500 UTC THU DEC 04 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC DEC 04 2008.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 05 2008.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 06 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.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 1003MB NW OF FORECAST AREA AT 31N156E MOVING NE 10 KT. WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N W OF 164W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 
NM OF A LINE FROM 24N160E TO 30N165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 995MB JUST N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 31N163E. 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 24N W OF 175E OVER FORECAST WATERS. STORM 
FORCE WINDS FORECAST NORTH OF 30N...REFER TO BULLETIN FZPN01 KWBC 
ISSUED BY THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FOR DETAILS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1001MB NEAR 27N167E. WINDS 30 TO 50 KT OVER 
FORECAST AREA WITHIN 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. 

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N158W TO 21N174W THENCE STATIONARY FRONT TO 
17N170E TO 21N162E...THENCE WARM FRONT TO 30N160W. COLD FRONT MOVING 
E 10 KT...WARM FRONT MOVING N 10 KT. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N155W TO 21N170W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 
20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT FROM 30N151W TO 25N160W.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1004MB NEAR 29N170E. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 
300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1004MB NEAR 29N179W. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 
300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE FROM 30N142W TO 20N160W TO 16N171W MOVING N SLOWLY AND 
ERODING FROM THE W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N170E TO 25N180W TO 26N172W MOVING NE 10 KT.

.SEAS 15 TO 25 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N166E TO 17N180W TO 23N165W TO 
30N155W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 17N160E TO 
13N175E TO 16N170W TO 02N165W TO 08N150W TO 16N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 19 TO 23 FT N OF 26N W OF 164E. SEAS 15 TO
19 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N160E TO 18N175W TO 30N152W. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 20N160E TO 05N180W TO 20N151W 
TO 30N144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 20 TO 31 FT N OF A LINE FROM 25N160E TO 
30N168E. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 22N160E TO 
25N175E TO 30N 162W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
17N160E TO 00N178E TO 00N168W TO 10N150W TO 25N140W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N155W 05N170W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF ITCZ E OF 148W AND W OF 165W.

$$

.FORECASTER CRAIG. HONOLULU HI.