000
FZPN03 KNHC 061524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAY 06 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.IN AREA BOUNDED BY 06N140W TO 07N118W TO 15N118W TO 20N140W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE WIND WAVES FAR S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 04N140W TO 05N127W TO 
09N116W TO 16N116W TO 19N140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 123W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N N OF LINE FROM 05N140W TO 13N127W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES.

.IN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 26N123W TO 27N129W TO 30N134W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 137W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N122W TO 28N128W TO 30N128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N FROM 118W TO 127W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N WIND WAVES.

.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N98W TO 04N109W TO 
00N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 05N140W TO 13N127W TO 13N120W 
TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE MAY 06.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 08N92W TO 06N120W TO 
05N130W TO 06N140W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION ARE WITHIN 240 NM OF THE ITCZ AXIS FROM 100W 
TO 123W. 

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.