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FZPN03 KNHC 201523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAY 20 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 22N TO 27N WITHIN 180 NM SW AND W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM W OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 114W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 113W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 126W AND FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 121W AND 
126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE 
WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W S OF LINE FROM 
05N82W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 29N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIX OF NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. S OF 
07N W OF 127W AND ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 20N127W TO 20N109W TO 
12N90W TO 04N80W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S 
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. REMAINDER 
AREA...EXCEPT THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0715 UTC THU MAY 20...
.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W N OF 02N...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION N OF 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 
87W...MOST NUMEROUS E OF WAVE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 10N78W TO 07N85W 
TO 08.5N108W TO 07N112W TO 08N126W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS E OF 
80W...AND WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 102W.
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.