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FZPN03 KNHC 160925
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 18.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.9N 111.7W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 
16 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 12.4N 114.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 13.0N 115.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 14.0N
115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 15.0N
115.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
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 GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC WED MAY 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 90 
NM NE QUADRANT OF T.S. ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N97W 1010 MB TO 
13N108W...THEN RESUMES FROM 09N111W TO 06N120W. ITCZ FROM 
06N120W TO 03N140W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.