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FZPN03 KNHC 170300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE MAY 17 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N W OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 26N W OF 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W AND 
FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN S TO SW SWELL.

.S AND SW OF A LINE FROM 12N140W TO 08N97W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N110W TO 00N79W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 03N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC TUE MAY 17...
.TROUGH FROM 10N98W TO 07N100W TO 04N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 10N84W TO 08N98W TO 
05N112W TO 06N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.