000
FZPN03 KNHC 171515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAY 17 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 19

.WARNINGS
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 12N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.S OF 7N E OF 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W S WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 25N W OF 134W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W 
TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N125W 16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 132W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N130W 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W N WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAY 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...8N77W 10N99W 9N110W 7N120W 8N140W. 
NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 86W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 110W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 6N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. 

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH