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High Seas Forecast (NE Pacific)



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FZPN03 KNHC 190901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1030 UTC SUN MAY 19 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.REMNANT LOW PRES OF ALVIN AT 12N119W 1007 MB MOVING W 8 
KT....POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W AND 330 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF LOW
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF LINE FROM 12N125W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT N MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES OF ALVIN...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 12N122.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND E QUADRANT OF
LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES OF ALVIN NEAR 11.5N125.5W
1011 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02N122W TO 02N115W TO 00N112W TO 00N123W
TO 02N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N126W TO 30N118W TO
27N118W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
N AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN MAY 19... 
.REMNANT LOW PRES OF ALVIN AT 12N119W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG E OF THE CENTER WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11.5N117.5W TO 
15N116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 08N107W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
11N120W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF
LINE 08N83W TO 06N87W TO 07N97W TO 10N103W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF LINES FROM 09N118W TO 08N123W
AND FROM 08N129W TO 06N139W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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