From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Tue Dec 21 06:46:14 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 oBKMkCwH013982 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:46:13 +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 oBKM1rZr022691; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:55 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4838136 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:55 -0600 Received: from relay04.cites.uiuc.edu (relay04.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.5]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBKMjtgj003150 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay04.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBKMjmmh017247 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:54 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 4A181144B0001; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:48 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101220224548.4A181144B0001@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:45:48 -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list 290 FZPN40 PHFO 202245 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC MON DEC 20 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC DEC 20 2010. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 21 2010. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 22 2010. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OMEKA NEAR 22.4N 176.1W 1005 MB MOVING NNE 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. WITHIN 15 NM OF CENTER WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OMEKA NEAR 28.9N 173.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 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 23N140W TO 24N150W TO 27N160W TO 30N169W. FRONT E OF 150W MOVING S SLOWLY. FRONT W OF 160W MOVING N 10 KT. FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT W OF 155W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 21N140W TO 23N152W TO 30N168W. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT W OF 156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 19N140W TO 21N152W TO 30N162W. WINDS DECREASED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N166E TO 23N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. 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 30N174E TO 24N169E 18N160E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 20N174E TO 17N160E. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N168W 19N167W 14N171W 20N177W 24N174W 25N168W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 30N168W 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 24N160W TO 17N172W TO 25N160E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 18N140W TO 22N160W TO 10N177W TO 20N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF A LINE FROM 25N155W TO 20N170W TO 20N170E TO 24N160E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 14N140W TO 22N160W TO 10N176W TO 19N160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 14 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N177W TO 23N175E TO 25N160E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N160W TO 24N160W TO 24N176W TO 14N171E TO 14N160E. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF A LINE FROM 30N151W TO 22N140W. .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 TO 08N174E. $$ .FORECASTER POWELL. 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.