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South Pacific Equator to 25s between 120w and 160e

Synopsis valid 0000 UTC Aug 30 2008.

24 hour forecast valid 0000 UTC Aug 31 2008.

48 hour forecast valid 0000 UTC Sep 01 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.

...Gale Warning...

.24 hour forecast E to se winds 20 to 25 kt S of 23s between 164w

and 176w.

.36 hour forecast E to se winds 25 to 30 kt S of 15s between 158w

and 180.

.48 hour forecast E to se winds 25 to 35 kt S of a line from 25s177e

to 14s176w to 19s154w to 25s152w.

.Synopsis and forecast.

.cold front from 25s149w to 20s155w thence a shear line to 13s165w.

Front moving E 10 kt...shear line nearly stationary. Winds 20 kt or

less. Isolated tstms from 12s and 17s between 158w and 162w.

.24 hour forecast front from 25s146w to 20s154w thence a shear line

to 15s166w. Winds 20 kt or less.

.48 hour forecast front from 25s142w to 21s145w thence a shear line

to 16s160w. See Gale Warning above for winds SW of shear Line.

.Ridge from 25s171w to 22s160w moving E 10 kt.

.ridge from 25s139w to 20s150w moving E 10 kt.

.Se winds 20 to 25 kt from 07s to 14s W of 170e.

.24 hour forecast se winds 20 to 25 kt from 07s to 16s W of 170e...

and S of 09z E of 130w.

.48 hour forecast se winds 20 to 25 kt S of 12s E of 130w.

.otherwise winds 20 kt or less.

.Seas 12 to 15 ft S of 10s E of 134w. Seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere S of

05s E 0f 143w. Seas 8 to 10 ft from 06s to 14s W of 171e.

.24 hour forecast...Seas 12 to 14 ft S of 08s E of 132w. Seas 8 to

11 ft elsewhere S of 05s E of 138w. Seas 8 to 11 ft from 06s to 14s

W of 170e.

.48 hour forecast...Seas 12 to 21 ft S of a line from 25s175e to

15s177w to 18s160w to 25s150w. Seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere S of a line

from 25s170e to 12s177w to 17s160w to 25s147w. Seas 8 to 13 ft S of

03s E of 139w.

.Otherwise seas 8 ft or less.

$$

.forecaster Craig. Honolulu HI.