From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Tue Dec 21 00:46:15 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 oBKGkEkj017723 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:46:14 +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 oBI3L83N011741; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:58 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4833683 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:58 -0600 Received: from relay01.cites.uiuc.edu (relay01.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.23]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBKGjw8S005139 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay01.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBKGjpSd005776 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:58 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 8B9F73FE0004; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:50 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101220164551.8B9F73FE0004@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:45:50 -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list 233 FZPN40 PHFO 201645 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC MON DEC 20 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC DEC 20 2010. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 21 2010. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 22 2010. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OMEKA NEAR 21.0N 177.3W 997 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OMEKA NEAR 26.7N 174.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. WITHIN 40 NM WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST AREA. SEE SEAS SECTION DESCRIBED BELOW. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONT FROM 24N140W TO 25N160W TO 28N174W TO 27N180W. FRONT E OF 150W MOVING S 10 KT AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT W OF 147W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 21N140W TO 23N152W TO 30N169W. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT W OF 156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 20N140W TO 21N152W TO 30N162W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N168E TO 23N160E MOVING E SLOWLY. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF FRONT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N172E TO 24N166E 20N160E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176E TO 20N174E TO 18N160E. .RIDGE ROM 30N150W TO 26N140W MOVING SW SLOWLY. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 25N169W TO 17N170W TO 13N173W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 29N168W TO 23N168W TO 20N170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 18 TO 22 FT OVER WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 155W AND 175E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 22N170W TO 23N170E TO 28N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF A LINE FROM 25N155W TO 20N170W TO 20N170E TO 24N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N170W TO 20N170E TO 20N160E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 00N140W TO 00N175W TO 12N160E. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS IN WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 23N164W TO 15N165W TO 12N173W TO 09N177E. $$ .FORECASTER BURKE. 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.