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FZPN03 KNHC 050228
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAY 05 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N127W TO 20N140W. N OF
28N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO
22N123W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 124W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W
AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU MAY 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
  
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N90W TO 07.5N105W. ITCZ FROM
07.5N105W TO 07N120W TO 05N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W
AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF
ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 133W.  

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.