HS 006

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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.

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

Synopsis valid 0600 UTC Feb 12 2012. 24 hour forecast valid 0600 UTC Feb 13 2012. 48 hour forecast valid 0600 UTC Feb 14 2012.

.Warnings.

...Tropical Storm Warning... .Tropical cyclone Jasmine near 24.9s179.5w at 120600 UTC moving ENE 15 kt. Max winds 50 kt gusts 65 kt. Winds 34 kt or greater and seas 12 ft or higher within 70 nm W quadrant and 110 nm elsewhere of center. Winds 20 to 33 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere S of 21s between 177w and 176e. Trough from tc Jasmine to 18s167e to 12s160e nearly stationary. Scattered moderate tstms within 90 nm W semicircle and 30 nm elsewhere of center. .24 hour forecast tropical cyclone Jasmine 23.2s176.8w. Max winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt. Winds 34 kt or greater and seas 12 ft or higher within 60 nm of center. Winds 20 to 33 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft elsewhere S of a line from 25s171w to 19s177w to 24s176e. .48 hour forecast tropical depression Jasmine 21.6s176.6e. Max winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft S of a line from 25s170w to 18s175w to 24s176e.

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.Synopsis and forecast.

.weak nearly stationary front from 25s148w to 23s154w to 23s163w. Isolated moderate tstms within 150 nm of front...and elsewhere S of 20s between 162w and 172w. .24 hour forecast front from 25s144w to 22s150w to 22s156w. .48 hour forecast front dissipated.

.Winds 20 to 25 kt from 20s to 25s between 165w and 172w. .24 hour forecast new low 24s161w 1005 mb. Winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 8 to 11 ft within 90 nm of center. .48 hour forecast low 25s157w 1006 mb. Winds 20 to 25 kt and seas 8 to 10 ft within 180 nm of center.

.Trough from tc Jasmine to 12s160e moving N slowly. Scattered moderate tstms N of 19s W of 169e. Isolated moderate tstms from 08s to 20s between 169e and 170w.

.Trough from 15s140w to 20s148w moving W slowly. Isolated moderate tstms from 14s to 20s between 140w and 163w.

.Trough from 25s125w to 20s127w to 15s136w moving WSW slowly. Isolated moderate tstms from 10s to 17s between 140w and 137w...from 15s to 17w between 126w and 136w...from 17s to 22s E of 136w.

.Ridge from 18s120w to 13s140w to 13s170w to 12s180e to 05s160e nearly stationary.

.Weak high 13s150w 1013 mb moving SW slowly. Ridge from high to 12s177w to 07s160e nearly stationary. .24 hour forecast high 14s153w 1013 mb. .48 hour forecast high 15s156w 1013 mb.

.Winds 20 kt or less over rest of forecast area.

.seas 8 to 10 ft N of 06s W of 167e...and S of 19s E of 132w. .24 hour forecast seas 8 to 10 ft E of 130w...N of 07s between 166w and 176e. .48 hour forecast seas 8 to 10 ft E of 129w. Seas 8 to 9 ft N of a line from 00s166w to 06s180w to 00s173e.

.Seas 8 ft or less over remainder of forecast area.

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.Honolulu HI.