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FNUS70 PHFO 281055
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KURE ATOLL DLNR...STATE OF HAWAII DLNR/DOFAW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1255 AM HST SAT JAN 28 2023
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 HST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF KURE ATOLL
WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS
HIGH WILL THEN MOVE OVER OR JUST NORTH OF KURE ATOLL EARLY NEXT
WEEK. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A LARGE LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH
TODAY AND SLOWLY DECLINE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SMALLER NORTHWEST
SWELL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. SURFACE WINDS (KTS).
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........12 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL (310 DEGREES) 11 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........11 TO 10 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL (310 DEGREES) 10 TO 9 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........15 TO 16 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL (310 DEGREES) 7 FEET
SWELL PERIOD........14 SECONDS.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 0 PERCENT CHANCE OF PCPN. EAST WINDS 10
KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 5 TO 7 FEET. NORTHWEST SWELL (310 DEGREES) 4
TO 3 FEET 12 TO 15 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 0 PERCENT CHANCE OF PCPN. EAST WINDS 10
KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 6 TO 7 FEET. NORTHWEST SWELL (310 DEGREES) 5
TO 6 FEET 13 TO 14 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF PCPN. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 6 TO 7 FEET. NORTHWEST SWELL (310-330
DEGREES) 2 TO 4 FEET 11 TO 14 SECONDS. SOUTH SWELL 1 FEET 18
SECONDS.
FORECASTER...ALMANZA
REQUESTED BY...FIELD STATION SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2301340.1/HFO
.DELDT 01/28/23
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DLNR.KURE.WORK@GMPCSMAIL.COM,KUREATOLL@GMAIL.COM
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