From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Tue Dec 28 18:46:02 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 oBSAk1k8000853 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:46:02 +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 oBRKRJGI000588; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:17 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4896390 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:17 -0600 Received: from relay05.cites.uiuc.edu (relay05.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.40]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBSAjGbE005878 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay05.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBSAjA61008350 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:16 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 6C9B23FE0036; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:10 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101228104510.6C9B23FE0036@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:45:10 -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list 034 FZPN40 PHFO 281045 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1100 UTC TUE DEC 28 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 28 2010. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 29 2010. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 30 2010. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 25N160E MOVING E 25 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 30N177E TO 25N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N179W TO 24N170E TO 22N160E. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 175W AND 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N169W TO 25N180W TO 24N170E. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .FRONT FROM 30N153W TO 23N165W NEARLY STATIONARY. SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED INTO A TROUGH FROM 30N155W TO 24N164W TO 21N170W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH N OF 25N. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N160W TO 20N164W TO 12N162W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH S OF 18N. .TROUGH FROM 23N162W TO 20N164W TO 13N163W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS BETWEEN TROUGH AND 157W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 170W TO 155W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N165W TO 13N161W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED IN SECOND PARAGRAPH ABOVE. .HIGH 29N174W 1018 MB MOVING E 35 KT. RIDGES FROM HIGH TO 29N162W... AND FROM HIGH TO 20N160E. .RIDGE FROM 29N140W TO 24N155W NEARLY STATIONARY. .E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 09N E OF 150W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N164E TO 27N160E. SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 171E. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF A LINE FROM 22N140W TO 15N155W TO 02N154W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N159W TO 20N174W TO 17N175E TO 27N168E TO 26N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N178E TO 28N168E TO 30N162E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N155W TO 22N170W TO 27N176W TO 25N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 155W S OF 18N. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 12 TO 15 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N174W TO 25N176E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N169W TO 20N172E TO 27N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 162W BETWEEN 21N AND 06N. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 11N158W...AND FROM 11N170W TO 07N172E TO 07N160E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ...ALSO BETWEEN 120 NM N AND 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 170W AND 177W. $$ .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.