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FZPN03 KNHC 181533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 13N138W TO W OF AREA NEAR 07N142W. FROM 11N TO
13N WITHIN 150 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 136W AND FROM 10N TO
12N BETWEEN 130W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL...EXCEPT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL W OF 130W.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 26N131W TO 26N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N118W TO 28N126W TO 26N136W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT
MIXED WITH SW SWELL E OF 125W.

.S OF 02S BETWEEN 95W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN SW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED MAY 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 09N E OF 80W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N119W AND 13N122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...  
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 07N93W TO 08N105W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N105W TO 10N113W TO 07N125W TO 09N135W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W
AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W
AND 103W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.