From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Sun Dec 19 18:46:00 2010 Received: from vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu [128.174.5.113]) by cozumel.ust.hk (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oBJAjxC3013320 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:46:00 +0800 Received: from vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu [128.174.5.113]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBI60DwH027712; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:42 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4821225 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:42 -0600 Received: from relay06.cites.uiuc.edu (relay06.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.8]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBJAjghf019478 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay06.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBJAjZZV010000 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:41 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 759783FE087D; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:35 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101219104535.759783FE087D@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:45:35 -0600 Reply-To: wxmaster@COX.NET Sender: WX-TROPL Tropical Storm and Hurricane WX products From: LDM Weather Subject: Central Pacific: High Seas Analysis To: WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Precedence: list 396 FZPN40 PHFO 191045 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC SUN DEC 19 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC DEC 19 2010. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 20 2010. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 21 2010. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 21N179E 998 MB MOVING S 5 KT. WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 20N180E 997 MB. WINDS 35 TO 50 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 22N175W 999 MB. WINDS 35 TO 50 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW CENTER. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT FROM 28N140W TO 25N153W TO 27N163W TO 26N179E TO 22N172E TO 24N169E. FRONT MOVING S 10 KT E OF 160W. FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 160W. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT N OF FRONT BETWEEN 149W AND 174E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25N140W TO 24N150W TO 27N161W TO 28N175W TO 25N175E. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT N OF FRONT W OF 151W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 21N140W TO 22N150W TO 25N160W TO 30N172W. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF FRONT W OF 155W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N165E TO 26N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 24N160E. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 22N160E. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. .TROUGH FROM 25N176W TO 16N164W MOVING NE 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF TROUGH E OF 172W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH W OF 172W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N170W TO 18N165W TO 19N158W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N170W TO 21N163W TO 19N157W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH W OF 166W. .CONVERGENCE ZONE FROM 06N173E TO 15N172W NEARLY STATIONARY. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF CONVERGENCE ZONE N OF 10N. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF CONVERGENCE ZONE N OF 11N. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF CONVERGENCE ZONE S OF 11N. .RIDGE FROM 23N140W TO 24N149W NEARLY STATIONARY AND ERODING FROM THE W. .RIDGE FROM 30N169E TO 26N163E NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENING. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 27N150W TO 26N180W TO 20N179E TO TO 25N169E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 23N180W TO 16N179E TO 26N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 22 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 163W AND 177E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 23N170W TO 20N180W TO 25N172E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 18N. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF A LINE FROM 24N158W TO 21N170W TO 20N179E TO 27N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 17N. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA. .ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 10N150W TO 15N158W...AND FROM 07N166E TO 05N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER BRENCHLEY. HONOLULU HI. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from WX-TROPL send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU with "unsub wx-tropl" in the body of your message. For help with WX-TROPL write to cnovy@cox.net. For more information on tropical weather products, see the NHC Homepage at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov.