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FZPN03 KNHC 051502
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAY 05 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N119W TO 24N125W TO 
17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 28N120W TO 16N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 122W AND 131W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 14N TO 24N W 
OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 138W AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 126W AND 
138W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 01N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 28N.
.24 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 AT 1430 UTC SAT MAY 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH ANALYZED FROM NW COLOMBIA MEANDERING W ACROSS 
CENTRAL AMERICA AND ADJACENT SW CARIBBEAN WATERS TO NEAR 11N85W 
TO 06.5N98W TO 06N102W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND CONTINUES 
ON TO 07N114W TO 03N121W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION PREVAILS S OF MONSOON TROUGH TO 02N E 
OF 96W...AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 102W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS 
BETWEEN 102W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W 
AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.